St. Mary-le-Bow -- Cheapside, City of London, UK
N 51° 30.837 W 000° 05.614
30U E 701662 N 5710985
St Mary-le-Bow in the Cheapside neighborhood of London was rededicated in 1964 in honor of those members of the Norwegian Resistance Movement of WWII who died as a result of their involvement
Waymark Code: WMT2HJ
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/14/2016
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This marker is located inside the porch that leads to the sanctuary of the St. Mary-le-Bow Church in Cheapside.
It documents the history of the various restorations of St. Mary-le-Bow, but dwells most of all on the 1964 restoration, which was undertaken after the church was destroyed in WWII.
The marker reads as follows:
"This church of St. Mary-le-Bow, restored by Sir Christopher Wren on the site of the church destroyed in the Great Fire of London, itself again destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt for the worship of God, was re-consecrated on the 11 June 1964 by the Right Reverend and Right Honourable Robert, Lord Bishop of London, in the presence of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
The cost of rebuilding was subscribed, with generous assistance from the War Damage Commission, by donors in the city of London, United Kingdom, it and the Commonwealth, and throughout the world. The principal benefactors were from the Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation, the Wolfson Foundation, the sister Church of Trinity in New York, the Pilgrim Trust, and the London County Council. The Rood was given by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the North Chapel was furnished by the Government of Norway in memory of those who fell in the Norwegian Resistance Movement. The Organ was donated by Sir Edward Lewis, the Bishops Seat and pannelling by C.T. Cripps, Esq., the Pulpit by Gordon Harvey, Esq. in memory of Sidney and Dora Harvey, the Seating by the Bath and Portland group in memory of George Dixon, and the Font was given in memory of Eleanor Malcolm Simpson.
The Archbishop of this restoration was Laurence King, and the builders Dove Brothers."
Date of Dedication: 06/11/1964
Property Permission: Private
Access instructions: daily 8-5pm,
Access times: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Cheapside at Bow Courtyard
London, London United Kingdom
EC2
Commemoration: To those who fell in the Norwegian Resistance Movement
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