Memorial

Harrow on The Hill

Source: Copyright Mark Littler

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Current Location

Junction of Grove Hill and Lowlands Road, Grove Hill, Harrow on The Hill, Harrow, Greater London, HA1 3AW, England

TQ 15458 87765

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 11092
Description: Five stepped hexagonal base surmounted by plinth, tapered sgaft and gabled cross. Dedicatory inscription on the sides of the plinth and names carved on the risers of the steps.
Inscription: Plinth, North Face: HARROW/ ON THE/ HILL MEMOR/+IAL+ Plinth, West Face: THEIR/ NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR/ EVER/ MORE Plinth, East Face: AS/ GOLD IN THE/ FURNACE/ HE/ PROVED/ THEM Plinth, South Face: FOR/ GOD/ AND KING/ FOR/ HEARTH/ AND HOME Around top of plinth: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR US 1914 - 1918 Steps: (Names)

Maker(s): William Douglas Caroe FSA, Architect
Costs: £2000 0s 0d
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The site was given by the governors of Harrow School. £1275 10s was raised through public donations. The memorial itself cost £850, of which £200 formed the cost for carving the names. The architect's fees were £116 18S, £22 was spent on advertising, £15 for the band on the day of unveiling and £4 2s for teas after the ceremony. The Council Surveyor estimated that a further £450 would be needed for planting, grass and a path around the site, exclusive of drainage and levelling of the site. The councillors deferred the matter.
Maintenance History: Date Unknown: Nine additional names for WW1 added 1932: Some stonework renewed and names recut. C2008 cleaned, joints repointed, lost parts renewed, including new section of the cross

Unveiled

26 June 1923

LORD GEORGE HAMILTON

Dedicated