Memorial

Sacred Heart Society - Wall

Memorial

Source: Copyright Society of the Sacred Heart England and Wales Province

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Current Location

To the right of the main gate, Digby Stuart College, Roehampton Lane, Roehampton, Wandsworth, Greater London, SW15 5PH, England

TQ 22086 74687

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Type of Memorial: Wall
WMR Reference Number: 39507
Description: WALL WITH DEDICATORY TABLET PLACED IN THE CENTRE AND FLANKED BY NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL TABLETS. METAL CRUCIFIX PLACED ABOVE THE TABLET
Inscription: (FOUNDERS NAMES)/ TO THOSE THEY HAVE LOST/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ THE NUNS AND CHILDREN OF THE SACRED HEART/ AND THEIR FAMILIES/ HAVE ERECTED THIS SHRINE/ IN LOVING MEMORY/ AND SUPPLIANT PRAYER/ R. I. P./ "THEIR HOPE IS FULL OF IMMORTALITY"/ WISD. III, IV/ 1939 - 1945

Maker(s): Joseph Whitehead & Sons, Mason
Costs: £500 0S 0D
Maintenance History: 1972: WALL WAS MOVED FROM THE WEST SIDE OF THE GARDEN NEAR THE BOUNDARY FENCE TO CURRENT LOCATION TO MAKE WAY FOR EXPANSION OF THE COLLEGE

Dedicated

24 May 1918

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Tablets

Made from: Stone - Portland, Marble - White

Condition: Good

Wall

Height: 1900MM

Width: 11300MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good