Monument | War dead | WW1

Broad Street Station War Memorial

Erection date: /5/2010

Inscription

{On the west face:}
In memory of North London Railwaymen who fell in the Great War, 1914 - 1919.
{the other three sides carry a list of 65 names inscribed in the stone. See Subjects Commemorated for this list.}

Site: Broad Street Station War Memorial (1 memorial)

E8, Geffrye Street, Hoxton Station

This was originally brought to our attention over a year ago by London Reconnections and they have just posted a much more detailed history.

This memorial lurked unloved in a corner of the Richmond Station car park for many years. It started its life in 1921 at Broad Street Station, where Betjeman described it as "a miniature version of the Cenotaph". It was erected here in Hoxton, with a rededication ceremony in summer 2010. Hoxton sits on the old lines that used to run into Broad Street station, so is certainly a more appropriate location than Richmond.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Broad Street Station War Memorial

Subjects commemorated i

World War 1

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G. Askew

A North London Railwayman who fell in the Great War.

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F. J. Ayling

A North London Railwayman who fell in the Great War.

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W. G. Baker

A North London Railwayman who fell in the Great War.

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