Crofton Park (St Mary Magdalen) War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Lewisham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 2017. War memorial.

Crofton Park (St Mary Magdalen) War Memorial

WRENN ID: white-bonework-frost
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Lewisham
Country: England
Date first listed: 6 November 2017
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Wooden cross, replete with INRI board, and a lifelike sculpture of Jesus Christ. It rests on a brick base, which bears a marble plaque resembling an open book; the left side reads (chi-rho symbol) / O CRVX AVE SPES VNICA /“GOD FORBID THAT I SHOULD / GLORY SAVE IN THE CROSS / OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST / GAL. VI 14 / TO THE MEMORY OF / MEN OF THIS MISSION / WHO IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR FREEDOM & / JUSTICE THIS CROSS IS / DEDICATED. The right side lists the names, followed by REQVIESCANT IN PACE.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 30 January 2018.

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