Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial

Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial
The memorial as viewed from southern approach on Sheen Lane
Interactive map of Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial
General information
Type	War memorial
Location	East Sheen, London, England
Coordinates	51°27′53″N0°16′00″W / 51.4646°N 0.26661°W / 51.4646; -0.26661
Year built	1925
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial
Designated	29 June 2017
Reference no.	1445722

Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial is a war memorial in East Sheen, London, commemorating the local residents who died fighting in the First and Second World Wars. The memorial stands on The Triangle, a traffic island on the junction between the Upper Richmond Road and Sheen. It acts as the site of Remembrance Day services for East Sheen. ^[1]

The memorial was listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England in 2017 for both its design and its historical significance; it stands next to a Portland stone milestone from 1751 which is also listed. ^{[2] [3]} The memorial was unveiled in 1925, during a period of unprecedented monument building following the First World War which coincided with the ongoing development and urbanisation of East Sheen and Mortlake. ^{[4] [5]}

Description

The memorial is a granite obelisk designed by Albert Myers, surrounded by a circular paving. All four faces bear inscriptions. ^[6] The east and west faces have laurel wreaths in high relief above inscriptions "THE GLORIOUS DEAD" and "THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE". The north face originally read "THE GREAT WAR / MCMXIV / MCMXVIII" but now reads "WARS / 1914–18 / 1939–45". The south (front) face reads "IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / MORTLAKE /AND EAST SHEEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES" and below "THE ROLL OF HONOUR / LIES BENEATH THE SWORD" beneath which is a sword incised in the flagstone which the roll of honour is buried yet beneath. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Remembrance Day Service: East Sheen – Historical Event in East Sheen, Richmond Upon Thames – VisitRichmond". www.visitrichmond.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
2. Historic England. "Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial (1445722)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
3. "Milestone at Junction With Sheen Lane (On South Side Beside Public Lavatory) , Non Civil Parish – 1253072 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
4. "Sheen Lane (East Sheen) Conservation Area 64" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2011.
5. https://www.surreyinthegreatwar.org.uk/places/surrey/richmond/east-sheen/ Retrieved 9 December 2025
6. "Sheen war memorial". London Remembers. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
7. "Mortlake And East Sheen". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
8. "Mortlake and East Sheen". www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2025.

External links

• Media related to East Sheen War Memorial at Wikimedia Commons