To the glory of God and in memory of the men of this parish who gave their lives for their country in the Great War, AD 1914 - 1918. Their name liveth for evermore.
Cross on the west facade of the church.
WC1, Cromer Street
Strange that there are 2 memorials for WW1 and none for WW2, although that might be inside, of course.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Holy Cross Church, WW1 Cross
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Holy Cross Church, WW1 Cross
An unusual and unsuccessful siting of a three-dimensional monument. One face is presented to the pavement, the rest of the monument is be...
We recognised this as a flat version of the monument at the Royal Exchange and were pleased to find an explanation of how it came to be, ...
The typeface used on the sides of the monument replicates that used in war-time ration books. The unveiling was one of the ceremonies to ...
The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were given no specific medal or monument until this was erected, 65 ...
The shape of the monument suggests a railway carriage cut in two. 2020:Wikipedia names the sculptor as Richard Healy and we are informed...
The plaque is on the site of the hospital's open-air ward block.
These building are just a small part of the Duchy of Cornwall's Manor of Kennington. Wikimapia has a map showing the extent. It was laid ...
Poet. Born at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive, Swansea, which is now a themed holiday rental. Died at St Vincents Hospital, in New York City during a lecture tour of the United States. He is buried at Laugharne,...
This golden Indian bean catalpa tree, known also as a catalpa bignonioides aurea, was planted by the St James's Square Trust in honour of...
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