Memorial

Stepney Boys Home - WW1

Cross

Source: Copyright Keith Langridge

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Current Location

Stifford Green, 12, Guardian Avenue, North Stifford, Thurrock, Essex, RM16 5US, England

TQ 59868 79959

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 56297
Description: A white stone cross, octagonal in section, mounted on an octagonal plinth on a four-stepped base. A carved wreath is draped over the head of the cross and the lettering is in black inlaid block capitals on six faces of the plinth.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face: THIS MEMORIAL/ IS ERECTED IN MEMORY/ OF THE STEPNEY BOYS/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR/ LIVES DURING THE/ GREAT WAR,/ 1914-1918./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO/ MAN THAN THIS, THAT A/ MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS."/ JOHN XX 13. 8 o'clock face: (Names) 9 o'clock face: (Names) 12 o'clock face: COUNCILLOR J. D. HAMLYN/ CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/ (1918-1919)/ MR. GEORGE LEWIS/ CHAIRMAN OF THE/ CHILDREN'S HOMES &/ APPRENTICING COMMITTEE/ (1915-1919) 3 o'clock face: (Names)

Maintenance History: 2005: Renovated by Persimmon Homes. Nature of renovation work is unknown.

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

"Memorial Mystery", Romford Recorder, 02 July 2004. (Brief history of memorial and proposals for future development)