Plaque

RNH - Casualty Department

Inscription

{Above all the stones laid into this wall (and outside our close-up photo:}
RNH
Casualty Department

{Above this memorial stone:}
Casualty Entrance

RNH
Borough of Islington War Memorial
This building was erected by public subscription raised in the Borough of Islington to commemorate the supreme sacrifice made by those who fell in the Great War and the brave deeds of those who were spared, 1914 - 1919.

See the mosaic for more information about the Casualty Department.

Site: Royal Northern Hospital memorial wall (7 memorials)

N7, Manor Gardens, Royal Northern Gardens

In 1997, as a condition of developing the RNH site, Bellway Homes (the developer) was required to create one acre of public open space - this garden which was opened in 2002. Bellway's buildings surround the park on 3 sides.

An information board near the gates to this park tells us that this wall incorporates some of the original decorative masonry, etc. from the Royal Northern Hospital. This includes four decorative rain water hoppers: two dated 1924 and two dated 1930.

Reading left to right, the sequence of these memorials on the wall is:
War memorial, St David's Wing, Casualty, Princess Louise and Hill, NJ. The mosaic is on the terrace in front of the wall.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
RNH - Casualty Department

Subjects commemorated i

Royal Northern Hospital

Founded in 1856 by Dr. Sherard Freeman Statham (dismissed from University Col...

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World War 1

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

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
RNH - Casualty Department

Created by i

Islington Council

The Islington Book of Remembrance is an impressive undertaking: the database ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
RNH - Casualty Department

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RNH - mosaic

RNH - mosaic

The new RNH Casualty Department, funded by the Islington War Memorial Fund, w...

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RNH - NJ

RNH - NJ

This small plaque is rather hidden behind plants. We don't understand the mo...

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RNH - Philip Hill

RNH - Philip Hill

This stone was laid by Philip E. Hill Esq, chairman of Beechams Pills Ltd on ...

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RNH - Princess Louise

RNH - Princess Louise

RNH Opened by HRH Princess Louise Duchess of Argyle GBE on the 30th October ...

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RNH - St David’s Wing

RNH - St David’s Wing

RNH St David’s Wing for Private Patients This building was provided through ...

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