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Epsom War Memorial

Epsom War Memorial, Epsom

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War memorialErected 1921. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1406252
Date first listed:: 27-Jan-2012
List Entry Name:: Epsom War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Epsom War Memorial, Epsom

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1406252
Date first listed:: 27-Jan-2012
List Entry Name:: Epsom War Memorial
Location Description:: At the NW corner of Epsom Cemetery, facing the junction of Ashley Road and Treadwell Road
Statutory Address 1:: Epsom War Memorial, Epsom

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Epsom War Memorial, Epsom

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Surrey
District:: Epsom and Ewell (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ2132959444

Summary

War memorial. Erected 1921.

Reasons for Designation

Epsom War Memorial is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historical interest: as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by this community in both World Wars, and subsequent conflicts, it is of strong historic and cultural significance both at a local and a national level * Architectural interest: the memorial is a simple but handsome monument, enhanced by the design quality of the walls and railings behind it which form part of the ensemble

History

Epsom War Memorial was erected in 1921 to commemorate the fallen of Epsom and Ewell, but it was not until 1923 that the 265 names of those who fell were added. The two gates which form part of the memorial are dedicated to the memory of the University and Public Schools Brigade, which formed the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers. Epsom was host to this brigade, and individuals were billeted with the people of Epsom before the camp at Woodcote Park was erected in early 1915.

After the Second World War the inscription on the memorial was added to in commemoration of those who fell in this conflict.

Details

The memorial takes the form of a tall, rough-hewn, white granite Celtic cross on a deep three-stepped hexagonal base. The head of the cross is carved with a tree and a central crucifix. Towards the base of the shaft is a carved laurel wreath and crown. On the other side, the head of the cross is carved with Celtic designs and a central crown, and a sword on the shaft.

Spread between the three steps at the base is the following inscription:

TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / TO THE LASTING HONOUR OF THE / INHABITANTS OF EPSOM / AND EWELL / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 / AND THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 / THEIR REWARD ALSO IS WITH THE LORD AND THE CARE OF THEM IS WITH THE MOST HIGH

Behind the cross is a wall, also of granite, which bears the Roll of Honour. To either side of the wall are two memorial gates in a neo-Classical style, and a granite dwarf wall with railings. The walls, gates and railings form part of the boundary of Epsom Cemetery, as well as part of the memorial.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 5 December 2016.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 05/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/100792
War Memorials Register, accessed 05/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/23327

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.