Betchworth War Memorial (In St Michael's Churchyard)
BETCHWORTH WAR MEMORIAL (IN ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD), CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391783
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Betchworth War Memorial (In St Michael's Churchyard)
- Statutory Address:
- BETCHWORTH WAR MEMORIAL (IN ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD), CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391783
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-2006
- List Entry Name:
- Betchworth War Memorial (In St Michael's Churchyard)
- Statutory Address 1:
- BETCHWORTH WAR MEMORIAL (IN ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD), CHURCH STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BETCHWORTH WAR MEMORIAL (IN ST MICHAEL'S CHURCHYARD), CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Mole Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Betchworth
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 21038 49693
Details
BETCHWORTH
1896/0/10033 CHURCH STREET
17-OCT-06 Betchworth War Memorial (in St Michael
's churchyard)
GV II
This cross was raised as a memorial to those who died in World War I. The designer may have been Leonard Martin, F.R.I.B.A. who in July 1919 is recorded as having been asked to submit a sketch design for the approval of the Betchworth War Memorial committee. The cross was most likely erected in 1920.
Carved in stone, it takes the form of a tall slender shaft supporting a plain cross. The shaft rises from an octagonal plinth which stands on a three-stepped octagonal base. There is a dovecot design at the top of the cross shaft. Seven faces of the plinth record twenty eight names and details of those who died in World War I, while the eighth carries an inscription which reads "Remember Lord, in Thy Kingdom these our brethren who lived & died in faithful service of our country 1914-1919." An additional eight names inscribed around the base of the plinth record those who died in World War II. The cross stands in front of the west door of St Michael's Church.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE
War memorials qualify for listing because of their historical and cultural significance at a local and national level. Betchworth War Memorial is a simple but handsome design. Its prominent position in front of the west door of St Michael's Church, listed Grade I, gives it additional impact.
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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 495860
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 05/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/23361
War Memorials Online, accessed 05/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/100758
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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