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
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lewisham
Country
England
Date first listed
6 November 2017
Type
War memorial
Address
Crofton Park (St Mary Magdalen) War Memorial, Grounds of the Church of St Mary Magdalen, 73 Comerford Road, London, SE4 2BA
OS grid reference
TQ 364 751
Coordinates
51.45931, -0.03794
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Crofton Park (St Mary Magdalen) War Memorial is a wooden cross featuring an INRI board and a lifelike sculpture of Jesus Christ. It stands on a brick base, which has a marble plaque designed to resemble an open book. The left side of the plaque displays the chi-rho symbol and the inscription: "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 of those commemorated, followed by the phrase "REQVIESCANT IN PACE."

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