Remember
A large crucifix is quite common in the forecourt of a church. This one, planted in a pile of stones, a cairn, reminds us of one in Highgate that specifically references WW1 which suggests that this taciturn memorial is also for WW1.
E2, Cambridge Heath Road, St John on Bethnal Green
This church was designed by Sir John Soane, 1826-8.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John on Bethnal Green war memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
In remembrance, PC Keith Palmer, GM, 22nd March 2017. The Police Memorial Trust
The statue is named 'Victory'. While the form of the monument is very different, the inscription is extremely similar to that on the Edmo...
Between 1947 and 2000 eighty peace pagodas were built around the world by the Nipponzan Myohoji Japanese Buddist movement, led by Nichida...
This website gives the name of the recipients of the Victoria Cross from Lewisham and nearby areas.
On site we thought there were only 2 inscriptions but IWM gives the text of 3. It seems likely that the 4th face also carried text origin...
