Monument

St Luke's West Norwood war memorial - WW1 & WW2

St Luke's Church - West Norwood St Luke's West Norwood war memorial - WW1 & WW2
Inscription

{On the base of the Monument:}
1914 1919
1939 1945

The steps of the church are a popular meeting place for devotees of the brewing industry. It's rather ironic that just down the way is a fountain dedicated to temperance campaigner Mrs Woodford Fawcett.

Site: St Luke's Church - West Norwood (4 memorials)

SE27, Norwood High Street, 13

In our photo the railing replacement plaque can just be seen on the low wall to the left of the steps. The Memorial Garden plaque is on the other side of the steps but is almost obscured by foliage. The panels with the WW1 list of names are behind the two central columns of the peristyle, and the war memorial cross is to the left of the white van.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Luke's West Norwood war memorial - WW1 & WW2

Subjects commemorated i

World War 1

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World War 2

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Luke's West Norwood war memorial - WW1 & WW2

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St Luke's West Norwood - railing replacement

St Luke's West Norwood - railing replacement

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St Luke's West Norwood WW2 Memorial Garden

St Luke's West Norwood WW2 Memorial Garden

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West Norwood war memorial - WW1 names

West Norwood war memorial - WW1 names

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