Memorial Types

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Lewisham war memorial

SE13, Lewisham High Street

The Lewisham War Memorials website says that the inscription on the main memorial reads: 'To the memory of Lewisham heroes 1914 - 1918 and 1939 - 1...

5 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

David Hartley obelisk

SW15, Kingston Road, Putney Heath

The language on the panels becomes increasingly convoluted and some of the abbreviations and Latin require clarification. Panel 1 - We believe tha...

4 subjects commemorated, 1 creator

Hackney Wick war memorial

E9, Victoria Park

2016: We took a close-up photo of the most legible corner - the rest is just gray mottled lettering on gray mottled marble - to show why we decided...

2 subjects commemorated

Woolwich Boer war memorial

SE18, Grand Depot Road

{On the front face of the plinth:} To the glory of God Erected by the officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the 61st Battery Royal Field A...

20 subjects commemorated

St George's Circus - obelisk

SE1, St George's Circus

Diamond Geezer has a very good post on this piece of street furniture but, surprisingly, he does not comment on the accuracy of the measurements, s...