Hendon War Memorial

Hendon War Memorial is located on the central reservation at the junction between Watford Way and The Burroughs, Hendon. It is set within cruciform paving with lawns either side. The memorial is a stone flanched cross of Copenacre box ground stone with a broad sword carved in relief on the front face of the cross shaft. It stands on a plinth that has a plain moulded projecting cornice and base. The plinth takes the form of an irregular octagon, four of the eight faces being wider than the remainder in order to accommodate brass plaques bearing the inscriptions and names of the fallen. The whole stands on a two-stepped octagonal base.

The bronze plaque on the south face of the plinth reads 1914 – 1918/ ERECTED BY RESIDENTS/ OF THE CENTRAL AND/ WEST WARDS OF HENDON,/ IN MEMORY OF THEIR/ GLORIOUS DEAD./ CENTRAL WARD/ (87 names).

The bronze plaque on the west face of the plinth reads CENTRAL WARD CONTINUED/ (137 names).

The bronze plaque on the east face of the plinth reads WEST WARD/ (138 names).

The stone block at the base of the south side of the plinth reads THIS MEMORIAL/ IS ALSO DEDICATED TO THE/ MEMORY OF THOSE/ INHABITANTS OF HENDON/ BOTH MEMBERS OF THE SERVICES AND CIVILIANS/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945.

On the north side of the plinth a brass plaque was added in 2015 to record the names of those lost in the Second World War. The inscription reads IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE FROM HENDON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 (228 names) LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 9 February 2017.