Memorial Types

St George's Obelisk - lost

SE1, Lambeth Road

We knew that the obelisk now at St George's Circus spent much of its life in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, from about 1897 - 1998, and now we hav...

Princess Alice Disaster - memorial

SE18, Near Camdale Road, Old Woolwich Cemetery

The numbers of passengers and victims differ from most other sources. Source of biblical quotations: Resurrection - John 11:17-44 New King James V...

1 subject commemorated

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