Memorial Details What type of memorial is it? Window How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation? STAINED GLASS WINDOW WITH FOUR FIGURES: TWO TRAM DRIVERS IN DIFFERENT UNIFORMS AND TWO SAINTS. INSCRIPTION AT BASE. Location Has this memorial been lost? No Location Location Is this the memorial's current location? Yes Building Name St Marks Church Street Kennington Oval Town Kennington District Lambeth County Greater London Country England Postcode SE11 5SW OS map ref TQ 308 777 If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations Church of England Tramdrivers Memorial Window Location Commemoration What words are inscribed on the memorial? TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF OUR GALLANT COMRADES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ SEEK THE LORD AND HIS STRENGTH; SEEK HIS FACE EVERMORE/ AH THE LONG ROAD AND YOU ARE FAR AWAY/ SO CLOTHED ABOUT WITH PERFECT LOVE THE ETERNAL END SHALL/ FIND US ONE/ GOOD NIGHT TRUE MOTHER HERE, GOOD MORROW THERE!/ PRESENTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE LONDON COUNTY OLD/ COMRADES ASSOCIATION AND BY THE GENEROSITY OF/ GEORGE HARVEY ESQ. MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR KENNINGTON, AND OTHER FRIENDS 1927. War How many names are listed in total? 0 Which war or group does the memorial commemorate? First World War (1914-1918) Is the total an exact count? Yes Of the names listed, how many served and returned? 0 Of the names listed, how many died? 0 Condition Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read? No What is the memorial's maintenance history? ? LOST AS A RESULT OF BOMBING IN WW2 Components Component Component Details Which memorial component are you recording? Window What condition is this component in? Unknown What materials has this component been constructed from? Stained Glass Listing Information Does it have listed status? No History Scholarship Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it? No Maker Maker Person or organisation involved in the making of the memorial MESSRS HEATON, BUTLER & BAYNE What role did they have in the making? Designer Ceremony Ceremony Ceremony What was the purpose of the ceremony? Unveiled When did it take place? 11th December 1927 Who was present? GEN. THE HON. SIR HERBERT LAWRENCE KCB Ceremony What was the purpose of the ceremony? Dedicated When did it take place? 11th December 1927 Who was present? Rev Dr Darlington References References The Times 12 DEC. 1927, unveiling by Gen Sir Herbert Lawrence of a stained glass window to London County Council tramwaymen killed in the Great War. Tramway Review No.186 (Summer 2001) Review of E G H Bristow: 'St Marks Kennington Tramways Brotherhood. A short 1904 to 1914. (Par: author)