Summary
War memorial, 1919 by G Maile and Sons Ltd. Dedicated to Walter Langley Marshall, priest of the church, and to the First World War dead of the parish and 3rd Fulham Scouts.
Reasons for Designation
The Marshall War Memorial in St Peter’s Churchyard, St Peter’s Terrace, Fulham is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. It is unusual for its combined dedication;
* Architectural interest: as a well-executed example of a granite crucifix memorial.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Marshall as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The memorial, to Reverend Walter Langley Marshall, priest of the church, and to the First World War dead of the parish and 3rd Fulham Scouts, was dedicated by the Bishop of London on 15 July 1919. It was designed and executed by Messrs G Maile and Sons Ltd of Euston Road, London.
Details
War memorial, 1919 by G Maile and Sons Ltd. Dedicated to Walter Langley Marshall, priest of the church, and to the First World War dead of the parish and 3rd Fulham Scouts.
MATERIALS: Cornish granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located in the churchyard at the east end of the church, opposite Filmer Road. It consists of a crucifix on a rough-hewn plinth. The crucifix is approximately 3.6m high, decorated on the face with Celtic motifs and bearing a figure of Christ crucified in relief.
The front (east) face of the plinth has an, irregularly-shaped, incised tablet bearing the inscription: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF/ WALTER LANGLEY MARSHALL/ PRIEST OF THIS CHURCH,/ WHO ENTERED INTO REST, JUNE 2ND 1917./ ALSO OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH, AND OF THE 3RD/ FULHAM SCOUTS WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919./ R.I.P./ “UPON THE CRUCIFIED ONE LOOK, AND THOU SHALT READ/ WHAT WELL IS WORTH THY LEARNING.”/ “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.”’. On the north face the inscription reads: ‘THIS MEMORIAL WAS DEDICATED/ BY THE LORD BISHOP OF LONDON/ ON THE 15TH DAY OF JULY 1919/ F COLE ROBINSON VICAR/ WE MINIFIE, WJ MCCULLY CHURCHWARDENS’.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 September 2017.
