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Islington war memorial arch - foundation stone at the right

Erection date: 27/11/1923

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Opened by HRH the Prince of Wales KG on the 27th of November 1923.

In 1923 the Prince of Wales was Edward, who later became, briefly, King Edward VIII.

Site: Islington War memorial arch (2 memorials)

N7, Manor Gardens

The two plaques refer to the construction of the new Royal Northern Hospital Casualty Department, July - November 1923. The building itself was created as a war memorial, with the list of the fallen inside this surviving arched passageway.

This passageway is all that remains of all the hospital buildings that used to be in this part of Manor Gardens: the Nurses Home, St David's wing and the Casualty Department. Even this structure has not been left alone. We can't find an image of the arch as originally built but the second floor is of a more recent design. The inside of the arch has Islington's war memorial list of names and other memorials for the hospital.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Islington war memorial arch - foundation stone at the right

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World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Islington war memorial arch - foundation stone at the right

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Royal Northern Hospital

Founded in 1856 by Dr. Sherard Freeman Statham (dismissed from University Col...

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King Edward VIII

Born as Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, at White Lodge i...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Islington war memorial arch - foundation stone at the right

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Islington war memorial arch - foundation stone at the left

Islington war memorial arch - foundation stone at the left

This stone was laid by the Lady Patricia Ramsay on the 12th of July 1923.

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