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Harrow on the Hill War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Harrow, London

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Latitude: 51.577 / 51°34'37"N

Longitude: -0.3354 / 0°20'7"W

OS Eastings: 515447

OS Northings: 187769

OS Grid: TQ154877

Mapcode National: GBR 63.B3Z

Mapcode Global: VHGQH.4MKG

Plus Code: 9C3XHMG7+QV

Entry Name: Harrow on the Hill War Memorial

Listing Date: 15 August 2002

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376638

English Heritage Legacy ID: 489730

ID on this website: 101376638

Location: Harrow, London, HA1

County: London

District: Harrow

Electoral Ward/Division: Greenhill

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Harrow

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Mary Harrow-on-the-Hill

Church of England Diocese: London

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This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 19/03/2018

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GROVE HILL
Harrow on the Hill War Memorial

(Formerly listed as Harrow on the Hill War Memorial, GROVE ROAD)

15-AUG-02

II
War Memorial. 1921. William Douglas Caröe (1857-1938), architect.

Portland stone. Free Gothic, in form of a wayside calvary cross. Octagonal base with four steps, inscribed with the names of the dead. Plinth with set-back corners; fielded panels to each face, the central one with raised gilded lettering (in Free Roman capitals) reading HARROW ON THE HILL TOWN MEMORIAL. Above is an octagonal frieze with inscription in Lombardic script opening TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY; lower register embellished with ball-flower ornament. Tapering cross on base above, with coped cover to top, cusped supports to transverse arms below.


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, 16 February 2017.

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