Plaque

St james's Garden - people of London - stone

Inscription

The garden in this bomb damaged site was given by Viscount Southwood to commemorate the courage and fortitude of the people of London in the Second World War 1939-1945.

Site: St James's Church (4 memorials)

W1, Piccadilly

Standing in Piccadilly one sees 4 memorials on the wall: from left to right: Sotheran Fountain, Garden, Lyttelton Fountain, Railings. There are 3 more memorials in the garden.

The building on Piccadilly, to the east of the garden is the Parish Offices. A plaque in the broken pediment above the door is inscribed in Latin, which translates as "To the glory of the people's safety after the fire of the war the buildings were rebuilt AD 1956."

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St james's Garden - people of London - stone

Subjects commemorated i

World War 2

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People of London

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Julius Salter Elias, Viscount Southwood

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Coronation railings

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Lyttelton Fountain

Lyttelton Fountain

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Sotheran Fountain

Sotheran Fountain

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