War Memorial at the former Church of St John the Evangelist, Hammersmith

The Bishop Centre, Godolphin and Latymer School, Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0LB

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First World War memorial, c 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1432477
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-2016
List Entry Name:: War Memorial at the former Church of St John the Evangelist, Hammersmith
Statutory Address:: The Bishop Centre, Godolphin and Latymer School, Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0LB

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1432477
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-2016
List Entry Name:: War Memorial at the former Church of St John the Evangelist, Hammersmith
Statutory Address 1:: The Bishop Centre, Godolphin and Latymer School, Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0LB

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: The Bishop Centre, Godolphin and Latymer School, Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0LB

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Hammersmith and Fulham (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ2295178776

Summary

First World War memorial, c 1920.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial at the former Church of St John the Evangelist, Godolphin and Latymer School, 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 First World War; * Group value: with the Church of St John the Evangelist (Grade II*), Godolphin and Latymer School (Grade II) and Vicarage to Church of St John the Evangelist, including Garden Wall (Grade II).

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. One such memorial was raised at the Church of St John the Evangelist (Grade II*-listed) at the junction of Iffley Road and Glenthorne Road, Hammersmith, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the parish who lost their lives in the First World War.

The church became redundant in 2005. The building is on a long lease to Godolphin and Latymer School. The school makes use of the memorial for acts of remembrance.

Details

The war memorial comprises a stone cross, c 3m tall, standing to the west of the tower of the former Church of St John the Evangelist (The Bishop Centre, Godolphin and Latymer School). The cross head is a type of cross pattee, the centre of which is ornamented with blind Gothic tracery. The cross head has a moulded foot, rising from a square-sectioned shaft with chamfered edges. The shaft stands on a small, square, pedestal. The whole is set on a low, square, stone slab.

The front face of the pedestal is incised with the dedicatory inscription, TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR HONOUR/ AND FREEDOM/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918.

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, 10 February 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/84626
War Memorials Register, accessed 21/12/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/39879

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.