Marshall War Memorial

Church of St Peter, St Peter's Terrace, London, SW6 7JS

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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. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1449486
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-2017
List Entry Name:: Marshall War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Church of St Peter, St Peter's Terrace, London, SW6 7JS

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1449486
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-2017
List Entry Name:: Marshall War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St Peter, St Peter's Terrace, London, SW6 7JS

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

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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.

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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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Location

Statutory Address:: Church of St Peter, St Peter's Terrace, London, SW6 7JS

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:: TQ2453677101

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.

Sources

Books and journals
'St Peter's, Fulham - Marshall War Memorial Dedicated' in Fulham Chronicle, (18 July 1919), .
Websites
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Registrer - St Peters Church - Cross WW1 - Ref. 18108, accessed 28 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/18108
War Memorials Online, accessed 25 September 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/105866

Legal

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