West Silvertown War Memorial - Lyle Park, London, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This memorial takes the form of a water fountain, set against the west side of the park in a little paved alcove. It appears to have been moved a short distance in recent years to allow for a widening of the park’s football pitch.

The fountain as we see it today is a relatively modern memorial. The original one was in Arts & Crafts style, with pink and green glazed tiles. Unfortunately it became so vandalised, damaged and dilapidated that it had to be replaced. Just one inscription from the earlier memorial survives on its modern counterpart. The fountain is of relatively unadorned stone blocks, with a rather crude, modern tap at the front. The tap does at least work at the time of writing. At the top of the fountain, facing into the park, are the two original, inscribed, pink tiles commemorating the fallen of the First World War. The inscription is as follows:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF WEST SILVERTOWN WHO
FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
Their names are recorded in a book in the
Sanctuary of St Barnabas Church
ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Unfortunately, St Barnabas church was destroyed by enemy bombing in 1941 and the book of remembrance is lost.

Private or Public Monument?: Private Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Abraham Lyle Ltd Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Lyle Park Deanston Wharf West Silvertown, London, United Kingdom E12 Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
New logs to this waymark must contain at least one photo of the monument with your GPS in the shot as proof of your visit. No old vacation photos please. You must have taken a picture while seeking this waymark. Logs that don't meet the photo requirement will be archived.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   05/16/2021 Master Mariner visited it