War memorial at St John of Jerusalem Church

Heritage listing

Details War memorial. Erected 1921. MATERIALS: carved from limestone. DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of St John of Jerusalem Church. It is immediately south-west of the church tower. The memorial comprises a Latin cross rising from a tapering chamfered shaft, together c.3.5m high. It stands upon an octagonal plinth 0.7m high and a three-tier stepped base 0.5m high. At the centre of the cross are the letters: HIS; denoting the first three letters of the Greek name for Jesus. On the reverse are three interwoven circles; a symbol of the Holy Trinity. Recessed panels are set into each side of the plinth. A bronze plaque on the west face of the shaft bears the dedication in raised lettering: IN MEMORY OF/ those Parishioners/ who for the Faith/ and Honour of/ Christendom died/ gloriously for/ ENGLAND/ 1914-1919. Below it, in the west panel of the plinth, is another bronze plaque with an inscription in raised lettering: In memory of the/ PEOPLE OF/ SOUTH HACKNEY/ who gave their lives/ in the war/ 1939-1945/ and in subsequent conflicts/ GRATITUDE SORROW/ PENITENCE. This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 23 November 2017.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.