Memorial
St Jude on the Hill Church WW1
Current Location
St Jude-on-the-Hill Church, Central Square, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Barnet, Greater London, NW11 7AH, England
OS Grid Reference
TQ 25530 88347
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 31965
- Description
- WOODEN CALVARY WITH FIVE WALL MOUNTED TABLETS
- Inscription
- ABOVE DOORWAY: 1914 1918 TABLET, LEFT WALL: (Names)/ (...) UPPER TABLET, CENTRE WALL: 1935/ THIS CALVARY/ TOGETHER WITH THE/ WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS/ ORIGINALLY OCCUPIED A/ POSITION ON THE EAST/ WALL OF THE CHURCH LOWER TABLET, CENTRE WALL: THIS CALVARY, ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF THESE/ VERY GALLANT GENTLEMEN WHO GAVE THIER LIVES/ WILLINGLY FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY DURING/ THE GREAT WAR, WAS UNVEILED IN ITS PRESENT/ COMPLETED FORM BY/ H. R. H. PRINCESS LOUISE, DUCHESS OF ARGYLL/ ON SUNDAY JULY 15TH, 1917./ (NAMES)/ THE KING AND QUEEN VISITED THE CHURCH AND THIS MEMORIAL/ ON OCTOBER 25, 1917, TO COMMEMORATE THEIR VISIT THEIR/ MAJESTIES EACH PLANTED A TREE IN THIS ENCLOSURE./ VISITED BY H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT, NOV. 29. 1917/ BY H.M. QUEEN AMELIE, JAN. 19, 1918./ BY H.R.H. PRINCE OF WALES AND H.R.H. PRINCESS MARY/ FEB. 26, 1918/ BY H.M. QUEEN ALEXANDRA, APRIL 26, 1918/ BY H.R.H. PRINCESS BEATRICE, JUNE 30, 1918./ BY H.R.H. THE PRINCESS ROYAL AND HER DAUGHTERS AUG. 4, 1918./ BY H.R.H. THE PRINCESS VICTORIA, AUG. 12, 1918 TABLET, RIGHT HAND WALL: (NAMES)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 80
- Died
- 80
- Information shown
- surname,regiment,forename,decorations
- Maintenance History
- 1916, August. Calvary had been erected. More tablets were added later 1935: MOVED FROM OUTSIDE (east end) TO INSIDE OF CHURCH WHEN CHURCH WAS RECONSTRUCTED. MEMORIAL IS NOW IN "CALVARY CUPBOARD" OF THE CHURCH & THERE IS (in 1999) A PLAN TO MOVE MEMORIAL FROM CUPBOARD INTO BODY OF CHURCH.
Ceremonies
Foundation Stone
1916
Unveiled
15 July 1917
HRH PRINCESS LOUISE DUCHESS OF ARGYLL
- Custodian
- THE CHURCH
Components
- Tablets
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good