Erection date: 1919
{On the panel, facing the Palace:}
Erected by "The Silver Thimble Fund", 1919.
{On the panel, facing the pond:}
In memory of our soldiers who fought in the Great War, 1914 - 1918.
W2, Broad Walk, Kensington Gardens
The person crouching in our photo is an artist, painting Kensington Palace. See Thimble shelters - north for more information.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thimble shelters - south
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:
Thimble shelters - south
Miss {Elizabeth} H. E. Hope-Clarke of Wimbledon, inspired by her own damaged ...
The site of the Toy Inn. An ancient hostelry of note. Built for Oliver Cromwell's troops c. 1650, rebuilt c. 1700, demolished c. 1840, wh...
Lindsay Anderson (1923-1994), film and theatre director, critic and writer, ‘This sporting Life', ‘If', ‘The Whales of August', lived her...
Thanks go to our French consultant, John Hartley, for the translation. We believe the text comes from a speech made by de Gaulle, after,...
The dates given on the plaque are about the time that the church ceased functioning and was demolished but we can't explain the exact dates.
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