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Sign: London - St Saviour’s War Memorial


Address:
32 Borough High St, London SE1 1XU, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
Philip Lindsey Clark  WWI 
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On the sign:
GIVE HONOUR TO THE MEN OF ST. SAVIOUR’S SOUTHWARK
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE EMPIRE 1914-1918.
THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED WITHIN THE PARISH CHURCH
MAY THEIR MEMORY LIVE FOR EVER IN THE MINDS OF MEN
Photography:
2024
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
The memorial is dedicated to the men of St Saviour’s Quarter who fell in the First World War.

In the sculpture made by Philip Lindsey Clark, an infantry soldier is seen in a battle position.
The statue was placed in 1922

The statue was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

At the base of the monument are metal plaques, one (shown on the main sign) depicts the guns of a warship.
And the second describes an air battle and below it the text:
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF SAINT SAVIOUR’S SOUTHWARK IN THE YEAR 1922
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In the following photos taken that day, you can see the statue from other angles
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