War memorial at the Church of St Mark
Churchyard of St Mark’s Church , 114 Hamilton Terrace, London, NW8 9UT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431921
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial at the Church of St Mark
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Mark’s Church , 114 Hamilton Terrace, London, NW8 9UT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431921
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial at the Church of St Mark
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St Mark’s Church , 114 Hamilton Terrace, London, NW8 9UT
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Mark’s Church , 114 Hamilton Terrace, London, NW8 9UT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ2617183004
Summary
First World War memorial. Erected c1920.
Reasons for Designation
The First World War Memorial at St Mark’s Church, St John’s Wood, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as a First World War memorial that has strong cultural and historic significance within both a local and national context;
* Commemorative: it forms a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made during the First World War;
* Group value: with the Grade II* listed St Mark’s Church and adjacent Grade II listed house on Hamilton Terrace.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw a huge wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. One such memorial was erected in c.1920 to commemorate residents of St John’s Wood who died during the conflict.
Details
First World War memorial. Erected c1920.
MATERIALS: carved from sandstone.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of St Mark’s Church. It is immediately south-west of the church tower. The memorial comprises a crucifix set upon a cornice and the capital of a Tuscan column with a moulded base, together c.4m high. To each side of the crucifix is a statue of St Mary and St John. At the centre of the cross is a carved scroll bearing the letters: IN/ RI; Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews). The column rests upon a square plinth 0.7m high and two-tiered square base 1m high. Encircling the plinth is the following inscription, anti-clockwise from SW: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. Beneath it are inscribed 118 names of those that lost their lives. On the top tier of the base is the inscription: THE LORD SHALL GIVE HIS PEOPLE/ THE BLESSING OF PEACE.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 14 November 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/39764
London Remembers, accessed 14 November 2015 from http://www.londonremembers.com/memorials/st-marks-ww1-cross
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/84738
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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