Sandhurst War Memorial, Memorial Park

Sandhurst Memorial Park, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire

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Monument to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars unveiled c1921 and moved to its present location in 1984. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1419514
Date first listed:: 13-Jun-2014
List Entry Name:: Sandhurst War Memorial, Memorial Park
Statutory Address:: Sandhurst Memorial Park, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1419514
Date first listed:: 13-Jun-2014
List Entry Name:: Sandhurst War Memorial, Memorial Park
Statutory Address 1:: Sandhurst Memorial Park, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire

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:: Sandhurst Memorial Park, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst, Berkshire

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

District:: Bracknell Forest (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Sandhurst
National Grid Reference:: SU8424261348

Summary

Monument to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars unveiled c1921 and moved to its present location in 1984.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial in Memorial Park, Sandhurst, unveiled c1921 but moved to its present location in 1984, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

* Historic interest: as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the people of Sandhurst and those who passed through the Royal Military Academy in the First and Second World Wars. It is of strong historic and cultural significance both at local and national level; * Architectural interest: for the quality of the design and craftsmanship of this elegant memorial.

History

The Sandhurst war memorial is now located in the Sandhurst Memorial Park. It was moved from another location on Yorktown Road in 1984 due to a threat from traffic. The memorial was originally unveiled in about 1921 but neither the dignitary who performed the unveiling nor the craftsmen responsible for constructing the memorial are known.

The inscription on the plinth commemorates those who fell in both the Great War and the Second World War.

The surrounding Memorial Gardens date to 1949 when the land was purchased by Sandhurst Parish Council to provide a public recreation ground for residents. The park has extended in area over time.

This war memorial should not be confused with the War Memorial to All Men 1927, which is in the grounds of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Details

War memorial, erected about 1921.

A limestone Latin cross with a sword and wreath detail in relief on the front face. The cross has a chamfered base and sits on a tall square stone plinth and a three-stepped base. The plinth has an inset panel on the front face. The surrounding paved area is enclosed by iron railings on three sides.

The inscription on the plinth reads:

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ AD 1914 1918/ AD 1939-1945/ SANDHURST

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 10 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/115548
War Memorials Register, accessed 10 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/7764

Legal

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