Radcliffe obelisk
W3, East Churchfield Road, Acton Park
We've corrected the rather erratic punctuation in the inscription. From Acton History:Â "Whilst the wording on the label sounds a great s...
4 subjects commemorated,
4 creators
Tibetan Peace Garden
SE1, St George's Road, Imperial War Museum Grounds
This website gives full details of the site.
1 creator
WW1 obelisk - E8
E8, Haggerston Road, Stonebridge Common, Duke of Wellington pub
We found the inscription text at IWM. It's from a report of the unveiling in the Hackney and Kingsland Gazette 23 February 1921.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Mitcham - drought relief obelisk
CR4, Madeira Road, Cricket Green
The inscription is badly deteriorated, so we have copied the inscription from the Historic England website.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Samuel Gurney obelisk
E15, The Broadway, Stratford
The Biblical quote is from Job 29:11. Water was supplied to the basins on the north and south faces by these unusual spouts. At the cent...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
East Ham war memorial
E6, High Street South, East Ham Central Park
This is a substantial monument, often described, understandably, as a cenotaph. Designed by the architect/local politician Banks-Martin. ...
War dead | WW1
1,844 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
1,844 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Lewisham war memorial
SE13, Lewisham High Street
The Lewisham War Memorials website says that the inscription on the main memorial reads: 'To the memory of Lewisham heroes 1914 - 1918 an...
5 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
St George's Obelisk - gone
SE1, Lambeth Road
We knew that the obelisk now at St George's Circus spent much of its life at the northern apex of Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, from ab...
Princess Alice Disaster - memorial
SE18, Near Camdale Road, Old Woolwich Cemetery
The numbers of passengers and victims differ from most other sources. Source of biblical quotations: Resurrection -Â John 11:17-44 New Ki...
1 subject commemorated
David Hartley obelisk
SW15, Kingston Road, Putney Heath
The language on the panels becomes increasingly convoluted and some of the abbreviations and Latin require clarification. Panel 1 - We b...
4 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
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