Memorial

Haggerston Road School, Hackney - WW1

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Current Location

Facing Stonebridge Common at the junction of Haggerston Road and Mayfield Road., Haggerston Road, Haggerston, Hackney, Greater London, E8 4EP, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 33644 84061

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 32477
Description: Standing in a paved area on a base of two, octagonal paved steps, surmounted by a plinth, an obelisk. The wreath at the top of the south face of the obelisk is worn and the inscription is no longer legible. It appears from Hackney Council Planning Committee document dated 15th July 1969 (see References) that this was originally the WW1 memorial for Haggerston Road School, which was demolished in the 1930s.
Inscription: The inscription is no longer visible - according to newspaper report of unveiling in 1921 it read: "Erected by the Old Boys’ Club. To the Glory of God and in memory of the old boys of Haggerston Road School who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918. ‘Greater Love hath no man than this’ "

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Maintenance History: 2000: EXPOSED POSITION SUBJECT TO VANDALISM THEREFORE THERE WERE PLANS TO RELOCATE IT IN THE CENTRE OF THE OPEN SPACE AT STONEBRIDGE COMMON. HOWEVER, IT REMAINS IN PLACE IN OCTOBER 2024 BASED ON A GOOGLE EARTH VIEWING.

Previous Location(s)

The All Saint's Centre was built in on the school site in 1955., HAGGERSTON ROAD SCHOOL, Haggerston Road, Haggerston, Hackney, Greater London, England
Reason for move
The school was destroyed by bombing in 1941.

Conservation

Components

Obelisk: Made from: Stone

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Haggerston Road School, Hackney - WW1

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