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    Memorial

    North London Railway

    PJ Bloomfield

    Source: Copyright PJ Bloomfield

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    Current Location

    Hoxton Railway Station, Geffrye Street, Hoxton, Hackney, Greater London, E2 8FF, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 33557 83179

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    Type of Memorial
    Pillar / Column
    WMR Reference Number
    3089
    Description
    Tall upright pillar terminating with a cornice moulding surmounted by a slightly tapering block of stone. The inscription and names are incised in Roman characters.. Above the inscription is a projecting block of stone with a raised wreath of laurel leaves carved on it.
    Inscription
    Front face:IN MEMORY OF/ NORTH LONDON/ RAILWAYMEN/ WHO FELL IN/THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919 Other three faces:(Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    65
    Died
    65
    Information shown
    surname
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • Reginald Wynn Owen FRIBA, Architect

    Costs
    £501 13s.
    Sponsor Type
    corporate
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    Includes erection of base by North London Railway £60.
    Maintenance History
    The name of H Prickett was added after the memorial was unveiled. January 2007: Proposal to move memorial from car park to front of Richmond station.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    10th February 1921

    The Hon A Holland-Hibbert

    Dedicated

    10th February 1921

    The Rev G W Hudson Shaw MA

    Rededicated

    4th June 1989

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Rededicated

    7th June 2011

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Previous Location(s)

  • In car park., Richmond Station, Kew Rd, Richmond, Richmond Upon Thames, Greater London, TW9 2NA, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 180 753

    Year of move

    By Sep. 2010.

    Reason for move

    Opening of new station on the line of the North London Railway April 2010.

  • Broad Street Station, Broad St, Bishopsgate, City Of London, Greater London, EC2, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 331 818

    Year of move

    17 June 1985

    Reason for move

    Broad Street Station was closed and demolished 1985, and the memorial was dismantled in June, being stored at the parcels office at Richmond, until 1989, when it was re-erected.

  • Custodian
    Transport for London

    Components

    Base

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Cenotaph

    Height: 3750MM

    Width: 900MM

    Depth: 900MM


    Made from: Stone - Hopton Wood


    Condition: Good


    • Rail April/May 2009, p. 38 Regarding the proposed move to new Hoxton station
    • http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/broad_street/index108.shtml
    • Railway Gazette 16 Feb. 1921
    • Flickr
    • The Railway Magazine March 1921 p.208
    • The National Archives See file for detailed references.
    • Unveiling Programme/ Order of Service 10 Feb. 1921
    • Rail News No.320 p.32 (Oct. 1989); Oct. 2007.
    • London Railway Record July 1998 p.87
    • Western Front Association Bulletin by Western Front Association June 2002
    • Cockney Ancestor Front cover illustration and pp4-7/Autumn 2013 Article by Peter Bloomfield: The North London Railway War Memorial. Includes full details of costs, materials, type of lettering, inscription/names and locations' history.