Isle of Dogs War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 2016. War memorial.

Isle of Dogs War Memorial

WRENN ID
late-brick-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse MP: Apsana Begum (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 August 2016
Type
War memorial
Address
Isle of Dogs War Memorial, Christ Church, Manchester Road, London, E14 3BN
OS grid reference
TQ 384 785
Coordinates
51.489, -0.00663
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Isle of Dogs War Memorial is a tribute featuring a wooden Calvary cross topped with a cast iron figure of Christ, which is painted white. The cross stands on a plinth made of Portland stone. The plinth is inscribed with a dedication that reads: "REMEMBER BEFORE GOD / THE GALLANT DEAD WHOSE / NAMES ARE WRITTEN HERE / THOUGH THEIR BODIES LIE / IN OTHER LANDS / THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR KING AND COUNTRY / AUGUST 1914-19 / GRANT THEM O LORD / ETERNAL REST AND LET / LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE / UPON THEM."

On two sides of the plinth, the names of those who fell are inscribed, but they have become illegible over time.

Local climate

Isle of Dogs War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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