Memorial

Men of Barking

Men Of Barking

Source: Copyright Shahema Tafader

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Current Location

Barking Park, off Park Avenue, Barking, Barking, Greater London, IG11 8QX, England

TQ 44621 84982

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Type of Memorial: Wall
WMR Reference Number: 10979
Description: Raised stone pavement, comprising 4 steps, surmounted by central pillar flanked by 2500mm high curved wall on either side. Laurel wreath carved on the central pillar with the date of 1914 and 1918 carved in gold lettering either side. Beneath the laurel wreath is a plaque, comprising seven lines of text (gold capital lettering) describing the memorial and beneath the plaques are the dates of 1939 - 1945 carved in gold lettering. On each side of the central pillar are seven black metal plaques containing names in white lettering.
Inscription: 1914 (wreath) 1918 / IN GRATITUDE TO ALL / WHO SERVED, AND IN HONOUR / OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS BOROUGH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS. / THEY GAVE THEMSELVES/ FOR FREEDOM'S CAUSE / THEIR MEMORY NEVER DIES / 1939-1945

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1170
Died: 1170
Information shown: Forename initials, surname
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: There is no indication on the memorial which names relate to which war. The number of names listed (1170) is the total inscribed on the memorial.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 1170
Information shown: forename initials, surname
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: There is no indication on the memorial which names relate to which war. The number of names listed (1170) is the total inscribed on the memorial.

Maker(s): MR C J DAWSON FRIBA, Architect
MESSRS SAMUEL BAYOUTH & SONS, Mason
MR J CLEMENT, Builder
Costs: £20,000
Maintenance History: ORIGINAL INSCRIPTION AND NAMES CARVED ON STONE TABLETS BECAME ILLEGIBLE DUE TO WEATHERING. COUNCIL UNVEILED NEW INSCRIPTION 'IN MEMORY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE BOROUGH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY' ON 30 JULY 1992 TO HONOUR THOSE WHOSE NAMES HAD BEEN LOST. A PLAQUE WITH INSCRIPTION IN WHITE LETTERING WAS ADDED IN OCTOBER 2000. A SERIES OF 14 BRONZE PLAQUES WITH THE NAMES OF THE DEAD WRITTEN IN ENAMEL AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE ORIGINAL TABLETS, WERE THEN UNVEILED AT A RE-DEDICATION SERVICE ON 5 AUGUST 2001.