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Plaque

St John's church Clerkenwell - repairs

Erection date: 1989

Inscription

This area was constructed the south side of the church extensively repaired and the tracery of the windows renewed AD 1907.
1989

Details of this repair work are given at . Until the post-war reconstruction it seems that these were the only significant repairs.

Site: St John's Cloister Garden of Remembrance (9 memorials)

EC1, St John's Square, St John's Cloister Garden

The cloister garden is accessed through the gates in the building on St John Square. . The garden was first established in the post war reconstruction, the Blitz having removed some buildings which had been on the site.

Most of the memorials are in the cloister (seen in our photo) on the eastern boundary wall of the garden. Walking this from north to south you will see: St John Ambulance Brigade; St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2; Interred; Centenary; Joint Committee; Cannonball and Priory Church.

The Crucifixion plaque is low on the external wall of the cloister. The 1907 Repairs plaque is on the garden's north boundary wall (the church's south wall).

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John's church Clerkenwell - repairs

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Order of St John of Jerusalem

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St John's church Clerkenwell - repairs

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Cannonball and Priory Church

Cannonball and Priory Church

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Crucifixion

Crucifixion

The crucifixion sculpture was created by Cecil Thomas and installed as part o...

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Joint Committee Chairmen

Joint Committee Chairmen

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Order of St John - interred here

Order of St John - interred here

Each name is given with the year of birth and death, and a post-nominal relat...

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Organ donors

Organ donors

As you can see in this photo, the plaque was unveiled inside, on a table, wit...

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