Erection date: 1917
{On the front of the pedestal:}
Lest we forget
{On the back of the pedestal:}
To the greater glory of God and in loving memory of our brothers who died for England, home and duty in the Great War, 1914.
Unusually this memorial was erected before the end of the war. There may be more but the only other one we know of is at St Botolphs.
N1, Penton Street, St Silas Church
The church website has a .
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Silas cross
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
St Silas cross
Sculptor and painter. Born Hackney. Other work in London: Heston war memorial.
This charming garden is well hidden. Entering the hospital from West Smithfield, turn to the left just before you pass the church. From ...
These mosaics are laid in the pavement in a rather sad, out the way, corner of the South Bank, at street level, near the non-main entranc...
"Farewell great heart" is a quote from Henry IV Part I; Prince Hal says the line when he thinks his friend Falstaff has been killed in ba...
Our researches have turned up just one clue, which may mean nothing: in John Fletcher's mid 17th century romantic comedy, ‘Women Pleased’...
Various spots in London are touted as "plaque pits" on little or no evidence but skeletons and archaeology have proved that Charterhouse ...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them