Memorial

London Hop Trade - WW1

Source: Copyright Peter Alhadeff

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Current Location

On external wall (now The Bridge Tap PH). To the right side of the entrance to the pub. Behind Southwark War Memorial. our ref 2120, 32, Borough High Street, Southwark, Southwark, Greater London, SE1 1XB, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 32605 80105

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 12574
Description: A portrait oriented bronze plaque set on a stone backboard, with a shallow canopy at the top. Above the inscription in the centre is a cross set in an escutcheon with scrolled ribbons to either side. Swags of hops are draped from the cross to the sides of the upper part of the inscription. The inscription is engraved into the bronze.
Inscription: TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / THE LONDON HOP TRADE WHO / DIED FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 1918 / (NAMES) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 33
Died: 33
Information shown: Rank, surname, forename initials, regiment
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

History

Maker(s): Mr Omar Ramsden, Designer

Ceremonies

Unveiled

12 January 1922

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Conservation

Components

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Further Information

London Remembers: https://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/london-hop-trade-war-memorial
Footprints of London: https://footprintsoflondon.com/2016/10/at-the-heart-of-the-hop-trade/