To the memory of those members of the staff of the proprietors of Hay's Wharf who lost their lives in two great wars, MCMXIV - MCMXVIII, MCMXXXIX - MCMXLV. {1914 - 1918, 1939 - 1945}
SE1, Queen's Walk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hay's Wharf war memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
The land between Tooley Street and the Thames has been occupied by wharves an...
In the photo you can see 3 stone plaques on this wall. The low, middle one is weather-worn into illegibility. Lowe's tree is at the centr...
We note that the plaque, twice refers to 'Angel', not 'the Angel', and realise that we are not sure which usage is correct.
Maria Dickin, 1870 - 1951, promoter of animal welfare and founder of the PDSA, was born here. English Heritage
Sir Benjamin Baker, 1840 - 1907, civil engineer, designer of the Forth Bridge, lived here 1881 - 1894. English Heritage
They lived here 1922 - 1970 and this is where Laura died.
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