Boys of St Martin's School
{On the scroll held by the two angels:}
Rest in peace
{A Christian cross forms the division between the two columns, each of 21 names, not in any apparent sequence. See the Subjects Commemorated for the names.}
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Both memorials are on the south facade of the building, facing the church.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Martin's School War Memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Martin's School War Memorial
The large lettering runs along the top of the south face of the building.
The short verse, in the voice of the fallen, is touching and manages to be uplifting until the last word. It has been used on a number of...
This memorial used to be at the police station where PC Blakelock served, nearby at 115 Fortis Green, but when that was closed the memori...
The IWM War Memorials Register has a photo of an undated note saying ".. it would appear that the names are similar to the memorial in Vi...
The event on 27 June 1556 was a big draw: "These 11 men and 2 women were brought, pinioned, from Newgate and suffered death here in the p...
Around the monument are 8 standing, crowned statues of Eleanor. This is a recreation of one of 12 Eleanor Crosses erected by King Edward ...
A major 'gravity' sewer running from Hackney to Beckton. Mainly designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette after an outbreak of cholera in 1853 and the 'Great Stink' in the Thames of 1858. Our picture shows...
Established by Herzen in London 1853. See our plaque page for its various addresses around Bloomsbury. See the picture source for much more information.
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The Borough of Lewisham was formed as an amalgamation of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Deptford and Lewisham.
Erected between 1600 and 1609 on the site of a wooden wayside cross which was first mentioned in 1409. There is some speculation that the first structure on the site was a Roman beacon or marker. T...
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