Fulham World War One Memorial, All Saints church.

 All Saints Church, Fulham has a World War One memorial in the form of a triptych. 

 

This is a work in progress, so please be patient. I'm working on an old laptop that is painfully slow. 

I have a similar blog about the World War One memorial in St Mary's church, Putney. Here's a link to it if you want to see it.

I will be writing a small bio about each name on the memorial and most of my research will be with the 1911 Census and CWGC website.

If you can help in anyway with information on the names on this memorial please email me at maggieinlondon@outlook.com

There are a total of 86 names on the memorial, including the Lads Brigade names.

Updated today 19th February, 2024 in Putney, Wandsworth, London.

The names on this blog appear in the order that they are on the memorial.

F. Adams -  There is an interesting edit on the CWGC site for F Adams, it states his name is an alias and to search for F Adkins. So I did, and the following entry came up; Gunner F Adkins, service number 48425, Royal Field Artillery, 5th Reserve Bde. Gunner Adkins died on the 6th February, 1917. He is buried at St Nicholas church in Tooting, London. This is why I'm going to assume I have the correct veteran as Tooting isn't that far from Fulham.

J. P. Adams Sergeant, service number 200633, East Surrey Regiment, 1st/5th Bn. Died 8th November, 1917 aged 32. Buried in Kut, Iraq. The husband of Hilda Bannister Adams of 23 Basuto Road, Parsons Green, London. The following is inscribed on his headstone "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die".

L.G. Andrews - Leonard Godfrey Andrews, Rifleman, service number: 471893, London Regiment (The Rangers) 2nd/12th Bn.  Died 24th April, 1918, aged 24. The son of Rosina  Andrews of 41 Elsenham Street, Southfields. Remembered on the Pozieres Memorial, Panel 88, France. On the 1911 Census, there is no mention of a father for Rifleman Andrews, but it does state his mother had been married 27 years,  his elder brother Stanley is listed as head of the household. Rifleman Andrews occupation at this time was joiners apprentice. 

S. J Andrews - Sydney James Andrews, Sergeant service number: 1335. London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion. Died 5th July, 1916 aged 23. Buried at Hebuterne Military Cemetery, France, Panel IV 7.  Husband of Minnie Hodgson (formerly Andrews) 31 Himley Road, Mellinson Road, Tooting, Wandsworth. 

E Badelow -  No results found on CWGC or 1911 Census

A Barker -  Too many to narrow down on CWGC

C G Barton - Charles Goodrum Barton, Company Sergeant Major, Service Number; SS7531 Army Service Corps 6th Labour Coy. Died 18th October 1918, aged 49 years. Buried at Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France. Husband of Ada E Barton of  122 Hurlingham Road, Fulham. Unable to find on the 1911 Census.

R  Boncey - There's only one Boncey named on CWGC, so I'm going to presume it's him. Rifleman Richard Walter Boncey, London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles). Died 24th January, 1917, aged 28.

J Butcher - No close matches on CWGC or Census 1911.

Art Deco and Art Nouveau in London.

I'm long overdue another post on this feeble blog so here it is. It's about Art Deco buildings in London. The above photo is of the United Grand Lodge of England in Great Queen Street, near Covent Garden. The Freemasons have been meeting on this site since 1775. This is the third building on the site and was completed in 1932 as a memorial to Freemasons who died in World War One. The building is open to the public and there is a museum too. If you are at a loose end I encourage you to go in and if you have the time go on one of the frequent talks and tours of the building. The tours are held several times a day for free. Photography is allowed inside. You won't be disappointed! The talk is fascinating and the inside is sublime in its Art Deco decor.  

Lady reading a book, Upper Berkeley Street, Westminster. Very typically Deco, clean lines and simplistic. 

The most famous cinema in Britain where world premiers are shown. The Odeon in Leicester Square. Built to be the flagship of Odeon cinemas and opened in 1937.

I think the motifs look stunning on this Waterstones shop on Portugal Street. It's part of the LSE campus.

One of my favourite Deco buildings is the old Carreras Black Cat cigarette factory near Mornington Crescent tube station.It has a pair of beautiful black sculpture cats at the entrance. Built in 1928. 

Above is the Victoria Coach Station. Buckingham Palace Road. A classic Art Deco building completed in 1922 and listed in 2014.

The famous Isokon building in Hampstead was conceived by Molly and Jack Pritchard and opened in 1934.

A nice unexpected little find was on Electric Lane in Brixton. One of the entrances into the market has an Egyptian Deco look to it.

CLOCKS in London - not just for telling the time.

Clocks can be interesting and not just for time telling. Here are a few of my favourite clocks... 

FOR SOME REASON NOT A SINGLE PHOTO IS SHOWING. I HAVE ASKED BLOGGER WHY THIS IS AND HAVE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE.

 Bracken House astronomical clock near St. Paul's cathedral. Made in 1955 and named after Bernard Bracken a former politician. But do you recognise the face in the sun? It's none other than Winston Churchill who was a close friend of Bracken.

And when your time is up, an undertaker's clock in Battersea.

 This is the clock at Somerset House. Built in 1776, it was a tax office among other things.

This four faced clock hangs in the Grand Avenue of Smithfield market. The building dates from 1868 and was designed by City architect Horace Jones.

This St. Giles International English language school clock is on Southampton Row, Bloomsbury.

The 2012 Olympics clock in Trafalgar Square, shown here in 2011, one year to go at that point in time, I hate that expression but it seemed appropriate.

 The scaly fish supported clock is in Adam Court, EC2 near Bank.

 A token sun dial found in Amen Court, near St. Paul's cathedral. I'm not keen on sun dials.

This unusual clock with birds is in Barnes Wetlands centre. 

Spoon and forks decorated clock in a cafe in Earlsfield, Wandsworth.

 This is a tube clock and it's at Clapham North tube station. The clock dates from 1900 when the station was opened.

The Art Deco clock from 1928 on the Daily Telegraph building in Fleet Street.

Fortnum and Mason's elaborate clock. Built in 1964 so not quite as old as the store which was founded in 1707. The clock weighs four tons. Every hour figures of Mr. Fortnum and Mr. Mason come out and bow to each other.

 This clock is quite special because it's one of the few clocks showing the London Underground logo for numbers and it is at Gants Hill tube station.

 This is the Shepherd Gate Clock at Greenwich Royal Observatory and is arguably the world's most important clock as it is controlled by the GMT clock. The clock was constructed in 1852 by Charles Shepherd.

 The clock face here is the largest one in London and it's on the Shell Mex House. The building is Art Deco style and was completed in 1931. It's 7.6m in diameter.

 This is a self winding clock made by The Self Winding Clock Company of New York. It's in Tooting Broadway tube station but they can be found in other tube stations. The clock winding mechanism is powered by electricity. The clock in Grand Central Terminal is made by the same company who made clocks between 1886 until 1970.

This is another token sundial that's on St. Katharine's Way near to Tower Bridge. It was built by Wendy Taylor in the 1970's.

  This is clock is part of the memorial to the dead of World War One who used to work at Waterloo Station.

This clock is frozen at 10.40 this is the time that a Zeppelin dropped a bomb on The Dolphin pub in Holborn during World War One.

And finally I suppose it has to be Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower in the Houses of Parliament. The clock was designed by Augustus Pugin but the working part of the clock was designed by Edmund Beckett Denison and George Airy. The clock was built by Edward John Dent, who died during its construction and the work was passed on to his stepson Frederick Dent. 

Must go..tempus fugit.

A wander down London's little back alleys, mews and arches.

This is a record of my exploration over the years of London's many back alleys, mews and arches. There is more to London than Big Ben and Madame Tussaud's. It's a shame more people (not just tourists but locals too) don't step off the much beaten path and wander off on a tangent down these little streets. There is instant peace and calm in them in contrast to the often manic pace and noise of the main streets of London. The cafe's are independent and  are also considerably cheaper than the franchises on the main streets.

Appropriately I'll start with Adam and Eve Mews in Kensington. Mews were originally built as a place of storage for horses and carriages. As the motor car became more popular they were converted to garages. Mews are usually only found in well to do areas of London as this one is.

These steps lead down to the River Thames in Wapping and are known as Alderman's Stairs. This was once a busy access point for passengers to board the ferry boats operated by the watermen.

 This less salubrious view is off an alley in Brick Lane. The Gherkin can be seen in the background. Like most big cities London is a city of contrasts, rich and poor, derelict and modern.

This narrow entrance leads to Catherine Wheel Alley and it's opposite Liverpool Street Station on Bishopsgate. It's the narrowest alley I've yet to discover. It exits at the other end in to Middlesex Street, otherwise known as Petticoat Lane of flea market fame.

This huge place is in Chamber Street in Tower Hamlets. It's beneath a railway line and was once probably a workshop. Now it's been abandoned. For the macabre amongst us, in a nearby arch identical to this, one of Jack the Ripper's victims was found.

This is Assembly Passage of the Mile End Road. Not a place I would wander down at night!

This is Denmark Place, it's reached through Denmark Street. Home of the early music industry in London and the alley is full of recording studios.

This large factory in Frederick Close (a mews) in Paddington was a musical instrument factory from the late Victorian period.

 This is Newman Passage, a fine example of the many narrow alleys that can be found in London. It's in Fitzrovia.

 This alley leads to Grimsby Street in Spitalfields. It's an arch beneath a railway and the steps take you over into an area near Brick Lane.

 This atmospheric photo is again beneath a railway in Braithwaite Street, near the Shoreditch High Street rail station.

Below is a little house at the end of a cul-de-sac and tucked almost under a railway line in Putney. I can't decide if I'd like to live there or not!

A typical mews entrance. It's Bryanston Mews West  in Mayfair. Always appealing, it invites you to walk into it and do a little exploring.

I don't think I've ever seen a mews tarmaced. I don't suppose the tarmac lorry can get through those small entrances to the mews. Cobbles are so lovely. This is Eaton Mews in Belgravia.

A very typical view of a mews. It's easy to see where the stables were. This is Queensgate Place in Kensington.

Another little alley, Lovat Lane in the City, still cobbled. I don't suppose this has changed in the 200 plus years since this was built.

A funny little house in a mews in Nottinghill where the chimney flue seems to have been added on as an after thought.

This alley is just up from a 'Roman' bath near Temple tube.

Every time I enter a mews or an alley I feel as though I've stepped back in time and it's the closest I'll ever get to time travel.