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    Memorial

    London Joint City And Midland Bank - WW1

    Tablet

    Source: Copyright Francis Mullan

    1/4

    Current Location

    Within a protected walkway near the east entrance at Upper Bank St., HSBC Headquarters, 8 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, Greater London, E14 5HQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 37682 80341

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    © WMR-1620

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    Type of Memorial
    Board / Plaque / Tablet
    WMR Reference Number
    1620
    Description
    Marble memorial with triangular pediment and names on fourteen panels below. Supported by bronze figures of St George on the left and the Recording Angel on the right.
    Inscription
    IN/ MEMORIAM/ 1914-1919/ A RECORD OF THOSE MEMBERS/ OF THE STAFF OF THE/ LONDON JOINT CITY & MIDLAND BANK/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    717
    Died
    717
    Information shown
    Surname, rank, forename
    Order of names
    Alphabetically by surname
    Maker(s)
    • T B WHINNEY, Designer

    • ALBERT TOFT, Sculptor

    Sponsor Type
    corporate

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    11th November 1921

    RtHon R McKenna, Chairman of the Board

    Dedicated

    11th November 1921

    Rev John Ellison MA, MVO, Rector of Cornhill St Michael

    Rededicated

    11th November 1993

    Rev David Burton Evans

    Rededicated

    11 November 2002

    Sir John Bond

    Previous Location(s)

    HSBC Bank, Leadenhall Street, City of London, City Of London, Greater London, EC3, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 320 820

  • Midland Bank, Threadneedle Street, City of London, City Of London, Greater London, England

    Year of move

    June 1993

    Reason for move

    Branch closed in 1992

  • Custodian
    HSBC Bank

    Components

    Tablet

    Height: 3600mm

    Width: 5400mm


    Made from: Marble


    Condition: Good


    Figures

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    • Daily Telegraph 05 June 1993
    • The Shrewsbury Chronicle by N/A 18 November 1921 Source: Media Library Published:N/A Shrewsbury
    • Unidentified Newspaper/Magazine 16 September 1921
    • West Cumberland Times 19/11/1921 page 6c
    • St Pancras Record & West London News 26th November 1921
    • Luton Reporter 22nd November 1921