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Source: Copyright Ben Harvey
Works straddle Tower Hamlets and Newham Boundary (River Lea). Memorial east of River and thus in Newham. Garden of former Gas Museum., Memorial Gardens, Twelve Trees Crescent, Bromley By Bow, Newham, Greater London, E16 4TQ, England
TQ 38536 82389
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Height: 3000mm
Width: 2400mm
Made from: Stone, Cast Iron
Condition: Unknown
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1477362
From Historic England website: The Gas Light and Coke Company War Memorial Rotunda, erected after the First World War and situated at the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks site, London, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * as a rare surviving example of a memorial dedicated to the employees of a gas company and an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the workforce; * the rotunda, with memorial plaques at its centre, is a well-detailed structure built with Corinthian columns rising from decorative pedestals and supporting a heavily embellished frieze. Historic interest: * located on the site of the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks, the memorial is dedicated to the employees of the Gas Light and Coke Company, the oldest gas company in the world and later the largest supplier in the world as well as the original company from which British Gas descended. Group value: * the memorial has particularly strong claims to group value, being located in a memorial garden adjacent or near to: the largest group of Victorian gasholders known to remain in the world (seven gasholders Grade II-listed), the Gas Light and Coke Company war memorial lamp (Grade II-listed) and memorial plaque (also recommended for listing), the statue of the eminent gas engineer Sir Corbett Woodhall (Grade II-listed), and the Gas Light and Coke Company Roundel outside the former London Gas Museum.
Made from: Cast Iron
Condition: Unknown
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1477362
The Gas Light and Coke Company War Memorial Rotunda, erected after the First World War and situated at the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks site, London, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * as a rare surviving example of a memorial dedicated to the employees of a gas company and an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the workforce; * the rotunda, with memorial plaques at its centre, is a well-detailed structure built with Corinthian columns rising from decorative pedestals and supporting a heavily embellished frieze. Historic interest: * located on the site of the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks, the memorial is dedicated to the employees of the Gas Light and Coke Company, the oldest gas company in the world and later the largest supplier in the world as well as the original company from which British Gas descended. Group value: * the memorial has particularly strong claims to group value, being located in a memorial garden adjacent or near to: the largest group of Victorian gasholders known to remain in the world (seven gasholders Grade II-listed), the Gas Light and Coke Company war memorial lamp (Grade II-listed) and memorial plaque (also recommended for listing), the statue of the eminent gas engineer Sir Corbett Woodhall (Grade II-listed), and the Gas Light and Coke Company Roundel outside the former London Gas Museum.
Made from: Stone
Condition: Unknown
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1477362
From Historic England website: The Gas Light and Coke Company War Memorial Rotunda, erected after the First World War and situated at the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks site, London, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * as a rare surviving example of a memorial dedicated to the employees of a gas company and an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the workforce; * the rotunda, with memorial plaques at its centre, is a well-detailed structure built with Corinthian columns rising from decorative pedestals and supporting a heavily embellished frieze. Historic interest: * located on the site of the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks, the memorial is dedicated to the employees of the Gas Light and Coke Company, the oldest gas company in the world and later the largest supplier in the world as well as the original company from which British Gas descended. Group value: * the memorial has particularly strong claims to group value, being located in a memorial garden adjacent or near to: the largest group of Victorian gasholders known to remain in the world (seven gasholders Grade II-listed), the Gas Light and Coke Company war memorial lamp (Grade II-listed) and memorial plaque (also recommended for listing), the statue of the eminent gas engineer Sir Corbett Woodhall (Grade II-listed), and the Gas Light and Coke Company Roundel outside the former London Gas Museum.
Made from: Stone
Condition: Unknown
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1477362
From Historic England website The Gas Light and Coke Company War Memorial Rotunda, erected after the First World War and situated at the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks site, London, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * as a rare surviving example of a memorial dedicated to the employees of a gas company and an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the workforce; * the rotunda, with memorial plaques at its centre, is a well-detailed structure built with Corinthian columns rising from decorative pedestals and supporting a heavily embellished frieze. Historic interest: * located on the site of the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks, the memorial is dedicated to the employees of the Gas Light and Coke Company, the oldest gas company in the world and later the largest supplier in the world as well as the original company from which British Gas descended. Group value: * the memorial has particularly strong claims to group value, being located in a memorial garden adjacent or near to: the largest group of Victorian gasholders known to remain in the world (seven gasholders Grade II-listed), the Gas Light and Coke Company war memorial lamp (Grade II-listed) and memorial plaque (also recommended for listing), the statue of the eminent gas engineer Sir Corbett Woodhall (Grade II-listed), and the Gas Light and Coke Company Roundel outside the former London Gas Museum.
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Poor
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1477362
From Historic England website: The Gas Light and Coke Company War Memorial Rotunda, erected after the First World War and situated at the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks site, London, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * as a rare surviving example of a memorial dedicated to the employees of a gas company and an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the workforce; * the rotunda, with memorial plaques at its centre, is a well-detailed structure built with Corinthian columns rising from decorative pedestals and supporting a heavily embellished frieze. Historic interest: * located on the site of the former Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks, the memorial is dedicated to the employees of the Gas Light and Coke Company, the oldest gas company in the world and later the largest supplier in the world as well as the original company from which British Gas descended. Group value: * the memorial has particularly strong claims to group value, being located in a memorial garden adjacent or near to: the largest group of Victorian gasholders known to remain in the world (seven gasholders Grade II-listed), the Gas Light and Coke Company war memorial lamp (Grade II-listed) and memorial plaque (also recommended for listing), the statue of the eminent gas engineer Sir Corbett Woodhall (Grade II-listed), and the Gas Light and Coke Company Roundel outside the former London Gas Museum.