War memorial in Thornhill Gardens
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War memorial in Thornhill Gardens
Image: © Marathon Taken: 9 Nov 2021
In 1887, the land which now forms Thornhill Gardens was sold to the Islington Vestry who laid it out as a public garden. As such it was opened in 1890. The war memorial is dedicated to the men from Holy Trinity parish who died in the First World War. An information notice gives more details as well as maps - see https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7015272
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