Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial
War memorial in London
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Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial is a war memorial in East Sheen, London, commemorating the local residents who died fighting in the First and Second World Wars. The memorial stands on The Triangle, a traffic island on the junction between the Upper Richmond Road and Sheen Lane. It acts as the site of Remembrance Day services for East Sheen.[1]
| Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial | |
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The memorial as viewed from southern approach on Sheen Lane | |
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General information | |
| Type | War memorial |
| Location | East Sheen, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51.4646°N 0.26661°W |
| Year built | 1925 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial |
| Designated | 29 June 2017 |
| Reference no. | 1445722 |
The memorial was listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England in 2017 for both its design and its historical significance; it stands next to a Portland stone milestone from 1751 which is also listed.[2][3] The memorial was unveiled in 1925, during a period of unprecedented monument building following the First World War which coincided with the ongoing development and urbanisation of East Sheen and Mortlake.[4][5]
Description
The memorial is a granite obelisk designed by Albert Myers, surrounded by a circular paving. All four faces bear inscriptions.[6] The east and west faces have laurel wreaths in high relief above inscriptions "THE GLORIOUS DEAD" and "THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE". The north face originally read "THE GREAT WAR / MCMXIV / MCMXVIII" but now reads "WARS / 1914–18 / 1939–45". The south (front) face reads "IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / MORTLAKE /AND EAST SHEEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES" and below "THE ROLL OF HONOUR / LIES BENEATH THE SWORD" beneath which is a sword incised in the flagstone which the roll of honour is buried yet beneath.[7][8]
