{Beneath garlands of hops:}
To the memory of the men of the London Hop Trade who died for us in the Great War
{Followed by 33 names. See Commemorated Subjects for the list:}
Their name liveth forever.
Credit to Researching the Past for the splendid research on the names on this memorial.
SE1, Borough High Street, 32 - 34, a pub (name keeps changing)
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
London hop trade war memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
Hops were introduced to England from the Netherlands. They were grown princip...
Private. Number 1538, of the London Regiment, 15th County of London Batallion...
Corporal. Number G/5125 of the 10th Battalion of the Queen's (Royal West Surr...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
London hop trade war memorial
Site of St. Margaret's Church (13th century) and the Borough Compter. Histori...
The bronze statue on the plinth is of an infantryman tramping through mud. Th...
In 1933 the Duke of Cornwall was Prince Edward, who would later briefly become King Edward VIII.
English Heritage Sir Laurence Gomme, 1853 - 1916, clerk to the London County Council, folklorist and historian, lived here, 1895 - 1909.
St George the Martyr's Mission Hall and working men’s club is behind number 49 Great Ormond Street, accessed via Barbon Close. The "St.GM...
At the time of Barry's residence, the thoroughfare was known as Castle Street East.
Bonus fact: The Guardian reported that the Austrian author Stefan Zweig lived in this street c.1934-9 but in 2012 English Heritage reject...
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