MEMORIAL TO HORSES OF WW1

UKNIWM Ref: 10968

Address

ST JUDE ON THE HILL
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB
GREATER LONDON
ENGLAND
NW11 7AH

Type:	BOARD/PLAQUE/TABLET
Denomination:	CHURCH OF ENGLAND
OS Map Ref:	TQ 260 850

Inscription

A.M.D.G./ IN GRATEFUL AND REVERENT/ MEMORY OF THE EMPIRE'S/ HORSES (SOME 375,000) WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918)/ MOST OBEDIENTLY, AND OFTEN/ MOST PAINFULLY, THEY DIED/ "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ NOT ONE OF THEM IS/ FORGOTTEN BEORE GOD"/ EASTER 1926

Components

Component	Material(s)	Height	Width	Depth	Condition
PLAQUE	BRONZE				GOOD

Physical Description

CIRCULAR PLAQUE WITH INCISED HORSE FEATURE/ BENEATH A METAL PLAQUE WITH COMMEMORATION

Wars Commemorated & People Remembered

War	ANIMAL MEMORIALS
Total names on memorial:	0
Served & Returned	0
Died	0
Is this an exact count?	Not known
How are the names ordered?	Not known
What information is listed on the memorial?	None
Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM?	No

Maintenance

Are the letters difficult to read?	No
Who is responsible for the memorial?	CHURCH COUNCIL
Maintenance History:	ORIGINAL BY CHARLES LUTYENS (FATHER OF EDWIN LANDSEER LUTYENS) WAS STOLEN IN THE EARLY 1960S. THIS WAS REPLACED BY A REPLICA MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL CAST WHICH WAS ALSO STOLEN IN 1970, AND REPLACED BY THE CURRENT MEMORIAL.

Ceremonies

Date:	2 APR 1926

Role	Performed By
DEDICATION	REV MR B,G, BOURCHIER

Date:	2 APR 1926

Role	Performed By
UNVEILING	MISS FRANCES E JEFFCOCK

Sponsorships

Sponsorship Type:	Public
Did this include a trust or scholarship?	No
Did this include a roll of honour?	NOT APPLICABLE
Cost of Site:	Not known
Cost of Memorial:	Not known
Comments on Costs:

Craftsmen

Name	Occupation
MS ROSEMARY PROCTOR	ARTIST

References

Co-ordinator's Comments:
Comments:
Photographs:	None
Other Documents:	PHOTOCOPIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS NEW
Form / Letter:	L
Negatives:	No
Drawings / Plans:	No
Minutes:	No