- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 107101
- Description
- A set of two large ornamental tablets made of veined marble and with plain inlaid borders. The first tablet includes the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, the dedication, and names in two columns The second tablet contains the remaining names in two columns and, at bottom, an inscription stating that the dedication and names were taken from the original Metropolitan Asylums Board memorial, which was moved to County Hall and is preserved there in storage (note: this move took place after the functions of the Board were taken over by the London Country Council in 1930.) The original is recorded on this database as memorial number 12105, and a paper replica of it is recorded as memorial number 98388 - note images are only available for replica and not the original.
- Inscription
- First tablet: IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF THE/ METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS/ BOARD/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918/ (names)
Second tablet: (names)/ THIS INSCRIPTION HAS BEEN COPIED FROM THE/ MEMORIAL ORIGINALLY ERECTED IN THE OFFICES/ OF THE BOARD ON VICTORIA EMBANKMENT/ [...] IS NOW PRESERVED IN THE/ [...] ROOM AT THE COUNTY HALL (Note: inscription on the second tablet is partly hidden by furniture.)