Limehouse War Memorial

Limehouse War Memorial is a First World War memorial located in St James’ Gardens, near the Grade II*-listed Royal Foundation of St Katherine and the Grade II-listed Shadwell Portal to the Rotherhithe Tunnel.

The memorial is made of Portland stone and features a tall Latin cross with a splayed foot, rising from a rectangular plinth. The north face of the cross-head and shaft is decorated with carvings of poppy-heads and briars, and the dates 1914/1918 are incised at the base of the shaft. The plinth has a chamfered, square block foot and sits atop a two-stepped base.

Inscriptions and names are incised on the faces of the plinth, with stone panels on the north, east, and west faces projecting forward. The north face bears the inscription "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF ENGLAND/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR" at the top, while the south face features the words "GREATER LOVE HAS NO MAN/ THAN THAT HE/ SHOULD LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS." The names of the fallen are listed below these inscriptions and on the east and west faces.

The memorial is set on a paved area with planting on either side and is mostly enclosed by low metal railings, except for a gap on the north side that provides access to the memorial.