Stockwell War Memorial: Listed Building status
Listed Building status Stockwell War Memorial, illustrated in The Builder, 1920 Designed by Frank T Dear in 1920, unveiled 3rd May 1922 by Princess Alice Countess of Athlone. Neo Grecian…
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Frank T. Dear and Benjamin Clemens
Frank T. Dear A virtually unknown local architect, Frank T. Dear, won the competition for Stockwell War Memorial. The design was selected by the Royal Academy War Memorials Committee and,…
Stockwell War Memorial committee
The memorial houses a marble plaque commemorating the committee who raised – by public subscription – the considerable for the building of the memorial. It reads: This monument was erected…
1922: A poem written for the unveiling of Stockwell War Memorial
South London Press 11 May 1922 Stockwell’s Heroes (Lines written in the garden of the Memorial Clock Tower unveiled last week) Let all who seek this garden fair A thought…
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1922: Stockwell’s heroic dead
This report of the unveiling and dedication was published in the Brixton Free Press on 5 May 1922 STOCKWELL’S HEROIC DEAD.Royal Unveiling of Imposing Monument.One of the Finest of London’s…
1922: Stockwell War Memorial unveiling: the dramatic ceremony
Although the language is old-fashioned, this front-page report in the South London Press conveys something of the emotions of loss, regret and pride the local community felt in the years…
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1922: Stockwell War Memorial unveiling – an appeal
This account was published in the South London Press shortly before the opening of the Stockwell War Memorial in May 1922. 28 April 1922STOCKWELL MEMORIAL. Arrangements for Unveilling and Dedication…
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1922: Dr. Foord Caiger gives the clock in memory of his only child
Dr. Foord Caiger, whose son Frederick Caiger died on 11 November 1916, donated the clock on the memorial tower. The following report appeared in the South London Press on 22…
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1921: Metropolitan Police assist the fund-raising effort
On 1 July 1921 the South London Press reported on a recent fund-raising during which they presented a minstrel show. Much frowned on now, at that time, minstrels shows, in…
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1921: “Uncalled-for Statements”
The efforts to build a memorial to the men of Stockwell and surrounding areas who lost their lives in the First World War started soon after the war ended, and…
1921: James Walker & Co. offer a clock
On 7 January 1921 the South London Press reported on the recent fund-raising fancy dress party, and on the offer to provide a clock by Sidney Sanders of James Walker…
1920: Fund-raising efforts continue
The committee appeals for funds to complete the project. To help the money-raising efforts, the committee suggests that benefactors donate for particular parts of the structure or donate items themselves.…
1920: Fete and gymkhana held at the Stockwell Road tennis ground
In mid 1920, despite appeals and the presence of Princess Beatrice at a bazaar in aid of the Erection Fund, the Memorial Committee had still not raised enough money to…
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1920: More money required
The fund-raising committee was still short of funds for the construction of the memorial. By this stage the designs had been exhibited at the Palladium Cinema at 221 Clapham Road…
1920: Royalty visits Lambeth
Princess Beatrice In April 1920 the Stockwell War Memorial Fund Committee received a boost when Princess Beatrice, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, attended a bazaar held in Clapham Public Hall…
1920: The Committee reports on progress
The South London Press published this story on 6 February 1920. The legal issues surrounding the handover of the site to Lambeth Borough Council had been resolved and it would…
1919: Fund-raising evenings of music and film
The fund for the Stockwell Memorial appears to have stalled at around £1000. The Committee had already organised “working parties” to raise money in their neighbourhoods, but clearly needed to…
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1919: “Private enterprise outstrips public delay”
By 19 September 1919, when this article in the South London Press was published, the site for the proposed Stockwell War Memorial had been chosen (although a design had not).…
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1919: “An excellent site has been chosen”
On 29 August 1919 the South London Press updated the readership on progress on the Stockwell War Memorial, which was independently commissioned. At this stage, the site – the “Triangle”…
1919: Choosing a design
Choosing a design for Stockwell War Memorial © South London Press South London Press, 5 August 1919 STOCKWELL WAR MEMORIAL.Design Not Yet Decided Upon.THE PRESENT POSITION.Though no definite form for…
1918: Mr Wheeler writes to South London Press
On 29 October 1918, this letter from Mr. J. A. Wheeler, appeared in the South London Press PROPOSED STOCKWELL MEMORIAL. To the Editor, “South London Press.” Sir. – A movement…
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