Grave marker for 15 infants from Upper North Street School (Poplar) in the East London Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Newham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 2017. Grave marker.
Grave marker for 15 infants from Upper North Street School (Poplar) in the East London Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- gentle-gargoyle-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 November 2017
- Type
- Grave marker
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grave marker for 15 infants from Upper North Street School in Poplar is located in the East London Cemetery. This large memorial is made of marble and designed to resemble a rugged stone outcrop. The front features a carved scroll adorned with ivy fronds at the bottom. The scroll displays the main dedicatory inscription, which reads: "THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE CHILDREN INTERRED HERE WHO LOST/ THEIR LIVES AT NORTH ST SCHOOL POPLAR/ DURING THE HOSTILE AIR RAID/ ON JUNE 13TH 1917/ (NAMES)." The names of the children, along with their ages, are listed in alphabetical order.
The marker is set on a three-stepped plinth, with an additional inscription on the front face of the upper step that states: "I SAY UNTO YOU, IN HEAVEN THEIR ANGELS DO ALWAYS/ BEHOLD THE FACE OF MY FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN./ ST MATT.XVIII.10." The plot is enclosed by a stone kerb featuring pyramidal posts.
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