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    Memorial

    Bryant and May Ltd Employees Cross

    Source: Copyright Peter Alhadeff

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    Current Location

    Side Garden, Grove Hall Park, Grove Hall Park, Bow, Tower Hamlets, Greater London, E3 2SW, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 37599 83037

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    © WMR-18038

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    18038
    Description
    Two stepped octagonal base surmounted by an octagonal plinth, shaft and a wheel cross. Bryant & May hologram on shaft.
    Inscription
    FRONT FACE: IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY/ OF THE EMPLOYEES/ OF/ BRYANT & MAY/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 7.30 Face: (Names) 1939 - 1945 (exact wording unknown)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    79
    Served
    79
    Additional Information
    The names are now badly weathered and are unreadable
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Additional Information
    Details of name list not known/partially known
    Sponsor Type
    corporate
    Maintenance History
    2007: Surfaces badly eroded and names illegible.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    1958

    Unknown

    Previous Location(s)

    • Fairfield Sports Ground, Bow, Tower Hamlets, Greater London, E3, England

      Year of move

      1980

      Reason for move

      Bryant & May factory closed and converted into flats. Sports ground sold.

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Poor


    Base

    Made from: Concrete


    Condition: Good


    • Unveiling of War Memorial, Form of Service. Bryant & May, Limited, Fairfield Works, Bow, London. 2 December 1920. (Available at Hackney Archives D/B/BRY/1/2/543)
    • The Brymay Magazine, autumn 1958, p.87