Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Croydon
Town
South Norwood
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 5th October 1920
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: 5th October 1920
    Attended by: Chaplain General to the Forces
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
855

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Current location

North wall
at west end of north aisle (Immediately east of main entrance)
St Mark's Church
49 Albert Road
South Norwood
Croydon
Greater London
SE25 4JD
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 34319 68417
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass plate on an oak base supported by an oak shelf with consoles, also in oak. The oak base is chamfered. Plate has a foliate border (black incised) all round within black incised lines, foliate tracery beneath border, black inscribed cross beneath that the inscription and the names.
Inscription
TO THE GREATER / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL AND EVERLASTING / MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 // [Names] // FOR US
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Attwell, F
Badcock, E S
Badcock, H A
Banyard, F
Bashford, D
Beck, E R
Bellamy, R A
Bonneywell, J N
Bridgeland, J
Brown, F
See details for all 156 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 156
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 156
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials, rank, decorations
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 1570MM, width 920MM
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 1370MM, width 762MM
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST MARK
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Costs

Memorial: At least £85

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
PCC
Reference
  • CROYDON AND THE GREAT WAR, 'THE GLORIOUS DEAD' by MOORE, KEATLEY AND SAYER 247-423 Source: Image Library
  • War Memorials On Line: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/128754/ - Accessed January 2021
  • At the going down of the sun... An account of Croydon’s war memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. Reference C101
  • Parish Magazine, Nov 1918 - Nov 1920

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