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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Croydon
Town
Croydon
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 22nd October 1921
    Attended by: Bishop of Croydon
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22nd October 1921
    Attended by: Lord Ashcombe, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2098

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Current location

Beneath the clock tower of the Town Hall
Town Hall
Katharine Street
Croydon
Croydon
Greater London
CR9 1QN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32350 65403
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Base surmounted by cenotaph which is in turn surmounted by casket. Seated figures placed either side. Inscription in relief on the front face Figures depicts a soldier of the East Surrey Regiment tying a bandage around his wounded arm, his rifle behind him on the left. A woman with one arm outstretched whilst holding child is depicted on the right side. Metal latin cross at the top centre of the cenotaph. See file for full description
Inscription
1914 1918/ 1939 1945/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ WARS AND CONFLICTS SINCE/ A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN/ AND WOMEN OF CROYDON/ WHO DIED AND SUFFERED / AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WARS AND CONFLICTS SINCE (Last phrase added in 1997)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: height 900mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: height c 9000mm, width 2570mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • Municipal Buildings, comprising the clock tower, public library, and Corn Exchange, and including the area balustrade which incorporates a war memorial and a statue of Queen Victoria
  • 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

Site: Free
Memorial: C £5000

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: For those who had been disabled as a result of war
Reference
  • War Memorials from Antiquity to the present by Borg, Alan 97 Source: Image Library NIWM Published: Leo Cooper, London 1991
  • Croydon Advertiser 20 Mar. 1920 p.10; 22 Oct. 1921 p.7; 29 Oct. 1921 p.10
  • Editor: W C Berwick Location: Croydon Central Library
  • Norwood News - Friday 28 October 1921 CROYDON WAR MEMORIAL. UNVEILING BY LORD ASHCOMBE. £5,000 CENOTAPH. IMPRESSIVE TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE DEAD.
  • Editors: Moore and Sayers Location: Croydon Central Library
  • Croydon Times - Saturday 22 October 1921 CROYDON CENOTAPH. UNVEILED To-day (Saturday).
  • At The Going Down of the Sun. Croydon's War Memorials by Cox R 30 Source: Image Library NIWM Published: Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society 1992 London -- Reference V74

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