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Streatham War Memorial Sculptor Albert Toft

2/6/2020

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On This Day 3 June 1862 the Sculptor Albert Toft was born
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His work includes the War Memorial in Streatham
War Memorial. Albert Toft (1862-1949). Designed 1921; unveiled 1922. Bronze figure; stone plinth. Garden of Rememberance, Streatham Common North, London SW16.

The War Memorial on the corner of Streatham Common North and Streatham High Road. Commemorating local residents killed in World War I. Unveiled on 14 October 1922. The United Services Club seen in the background, formerly 'The Chimes', suffered flying bomb damage in 1944 and was subsequently demolished. Replaced by Albert Carr Gardens, Wandsworth Borough Council Estate, (Lambeth Archives)

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