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Plaque

St Jude - tower

Erection date: 1911

Inscription

A.M.D.G.
To commemorate the coronation of King George V & Queen Mary, June 22 AD 1911, this tower and spire were restored by the congregation.
H. W. W. Goudge, J. G. Tinner - Church-wardens
W. D. Keith-Steele - Vicar

AMDG stands for “Ad maiorem Dei gloriam”, the Latin motto of the Catholic Jesuits, meaning "For the greater glory of God"

Site: St Jude and St Paul's church (2 memorials)

N1, Mildmay Grove North

The church, the school and the vicarage are all in very distinctive Kentish ragstone and occupy the whole western end of this street block. Our photo was taken from St Jude Street.

The enlargement stone is near the ground, below the large Gothic window you can see in the photo. The plaque about the tower is on the wall of the tower, out of sight in our photo, round to the left.

St Jude's was built by architect Alexander Dick Gough in 1855 along with the associated school immediately to the north. Church enlarged in 1871. Tower and spire restored in 1911. Joined with St. Paul's in 1982.

We can't find confirmation but we think the St Paul's referred to might be the one at the junction of St Paul's Road and Essex Road, shown , now St Paul's Steiner School.

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Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary

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King George V

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Henry Watts Wilkinson Goudge

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Reverend William Doveton Keith-Steele

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Queen Mary (consort)

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