Erection date: 15/9/2023
In honour of all the organ and tissue donors in the UK for their selfless contribution to adding life and giving hope to others through their precious gift.
Unveiled by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior of the Order of St John, on Friday 15th September 2023 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Order of St John Organ and Tissue Donation awards, in collaboration with NHS Blood and Transplant.
As you can see in this photo, the plaque was unveiled inside, on a table, with a promise: "The stone memorial will have a permanent home in the Cloister Garden at the museum where anyone will be able to visit it." That was in September 2023 but when we visited the Cloister Garden in June 2024 the plaque was nowhere to be seen. For the time being we have marked it as 'lost' though we expect it will eventually appear. Please let us know if you see it.
April 2025: We still can't find it.
Site: St John's Cloister Garden of Remembrance (9 memorials)
EC1, St John's Square, St John's Cloister Garden
The cloister garden is accessed through the gates in the building on St John Square. Free to visit and open most days. The garden was first established in the post war reconstruction, the Blitz having removed some buildings which had been on the site.
Most of the memorials are in the cloister (seen in our photo) on the eastern boundary wall of the garden. Walking this from north to south you will see: St John Ambulance Brigade; St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2; Interred; Centenary; Joint Committee; Cannonball and Priory Church.
The Crucifixion plaque is low on the external wall of the cloister. The 1907 Repairs plaque is on the garden's north boundary wall (the church's south wall).
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