91Թ

Monument

Holy Trinity Clapham - war memorial cross

Inscription

{On the base of the memorial:}
To the men of Clapham who died for England, 1914 - 1919.

{On the step:}
1939 - 1945

Site: Holy Trinity Church, Clapham Common (5 memorials)

SW4, Rookery Road, Clapham Common

The two plaques containing the list of WW1 names are in the porch at the west end, either side of the entrance.  The blue plaque to Wilberforce is also in the porch, above the door to the right.  The plaque to the Clapham Sect is on the right, south, side of the church; the plaque to Manor House School is on the left side.

has been done on this and other Clapham memorials.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Holy Trinity Clapham - war memorial cross

Subjects commemorated i

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...

91Թ

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...

91Թ

This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Holy Trinity Clapham - war memorial cross

Also at this site i

Holy Trinity Clapham - Clapham Sect

Holy Trinity Clapham - Clapham Sect

The damage on this plaque is the result of WW2 bombs.

91Թ

Holy Trinity Clapham - Manor House School

Holy Trinity Clapham - Manor House School

The Latin quote is  from the Roman poet Horace's Odes and translates roughly ...

91Թ

Holy Trinity Clapham - Wilberforce

Holy Trinity Clapham - Wilberforce

William Wilberforce and 'the Clapham Sect' worshipped in this church. Their ...

91Թ

Holy Trinity - Clapham - WW1 names

Holy Trinity - Clapham - WW1 names

Apart from the actual names the two plaques are the same. Our photo shows th...

91Թ

Nearby Memorials

Eagle Squadrons

Eagle Squadrons

W1, Grosvenor Square

{On the front of the pillar, facing north, into the square, below a carved image with "E. S." and a spread eagle clutching arrows in its ...

War dead, War served | WW2, Other war
291 subjects commemorated, 3 creators
Peace Pagoda

Peace Pagoda

SW11, Battersea Park

Between 1947 and 2000 eighty peace pagodas were built around the world by the Nipponzan Myohoji Japanese Buddist movement, led by Nichida...

2 subjects commemorated
WW1 memorial cross - from St John's

WW1 memorial cross - from St John's

SW1, Hobart Place, St Peter's Church, Knightsbridge Kindergarten

The cross looks as if the church was designed to hold it, but no. St Peters was built 1824-27 and this section, by Sir Arthur Blomfield, ...

4 subjects commemorated
WW1 memorial - Richmond Road

WW1 memorial - Richmond Road

E8, Richmond Road, Marsh Court flats

The panel facing the road has no letters left at all, only the holes in which the letters were fixed but from these it is, surprisingly, ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Orme Square eagle

Orme Square eagle

W2, Orme Square

British History Online refers to this feature as “An eagle on a double Tuscan column, of unknown origin, stands in front of a garden…”. S...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator