Shortlands War Memorial

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Overview

War memorial to the fallen of the First World War. Designed by W Douglas Caröe and unveiled in 1921. Dedication amended and names of the fallen of the Second World War added later. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1419841
Date first listed:: 15-May-2014
List Entry Name:: Shortlands War Memorial

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1419841
Date first listed:: 15-May-2014
List Entry Name:: Shortlands War Memorial
Location Description:: Located on a traffic island at the junction of Kingswood Road and Church Road, Bromley.

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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Location

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County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Bromley (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ3920768838

Summary

War memorial to the fallen of the First World War. Designed by W Douglas Caröe and unveiled in 1921. Dedication amended and names of the fallen of the Second World War added later.

Reasons for Designation

Shortlands war memorial, unveiled in 1921, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: *Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community; * Architectural interest: a simple and elegant design by the highly distinguished architect W.D Caröe.

History

The First World War memorial was designed by W Douglas Caröe, architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and unveiled on 9 October 1921 by Lord Harris. The memorial was slightly damaged during an air raid in World War II. Metal plaques commemorating the fallen of both World Wars, and in subsequent conflicts, were added later.

Details

The memorial is in the form of a 5m high Celtic cross. It is made of Leckhampton stone, with a chamfered and moulded plinth, and stands on a square, concrete-rendered, base bearing the names of the 63 fallen on three sides.

The arms of the cross bear the inscription ‘LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS’ on the front face and the shaft bears the dates ‘MCMXIV’ and ‘MCMXIX’. The front face of the base bears the inscription ‘OUR DEAD THROUGH WHOM WE LIVE’. Below this a metal plaque bears the inscription ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN PROUD MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN AND WOMEN OF SHORTLANDS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914-1918 1939-1945/ THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED IN A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE KEPT IN THE PARISH CHURCH’. An additional small metal plaque is inscribed’ ALSO REMEMBERED/ WITH GRATEFUL APPRECIATION/ THOSE WHO, SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR,/ HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN CONFLICTS/ AND PEACE KEEPING MISSIONS/ THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.’

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, 9 February 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 9 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/161903
War Memorials Register, accessed 9 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3850

Legal

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