Memorial

Great Northern Railway WW1 and London and North Eastern Railway WW2

Source: Copyright Louis Berk

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Current Location

On platform 0., Kings Cross Station, Platform 0, Euston Road, Kings Cross, Camden, Greater London, N1 9AL, England

TQ 30208 83078

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 2776
Description: Now reinstated, the panels have been set within individual steel frames placed to echo the composition of the soldiers in John Singer Sargent's 1919 painting 'Gassed' (Art.IWM.ART 1460) Previously the eleven name panels, taken from the original memorial, with dedicatory inscription placed on the far right hand side were set within a black steel frame. Original memorial was in the form of a large wall tablet with pediment and double pilasters framing eleven name tablets. A carved wreath was placed in the centre of the pediment above the pilasters.
Inscription: New memorial, right hand side: 1914 - 1919/ TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THE/ GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1939 - 1945/ TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THE LONDON/ AND NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR./ ORIGINAL MEMORIAL ERECTED BY/ THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY/ IN 1920./ NEW MEMORIAL INCORPORATING/ ORIGINAL NAME PANELS/ ERECTED BY BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD/ IN 1973. New memorial, name panels: (Names) Original memorial: 1914 1919/ TO THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ (names)/ ERECTED BY THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY/ 1920

Sponsor Type: corporate
Sponsored By: GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY
Maintenance History: Pre-1973: Memorial was located on Platform 1. 1973: Memorial was changed to incorporate WW2 inscription. and placed in the First Class Lounge. Name panels from the WW1 memorial were kept but the frame was disposed of. The lounge was demolished c 2000, and the panels exposed to general view. 2000: Some of the lettering has faded. Chaplain stated there were plans for its refurbishment. 2007: Memorial placed in storage during refurbishment of Kings Cross Station. Once completed, the memorial will be resited within the Northern Ticket Hall. c2009 future location is undecided (nb redevelopment of the station is planned to be complete by 2013.) 2013 June 10, application for resiting granted. 2014 Oct. memorial panels reinstated on platform 0.