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Cranleigh War Memorial

War Memorial, High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey

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Overview

War memorial. Erected in c1920. Additional inscriptions added in 1948 to those who died in the Second World War. Engraved stone, commemorating S Birchall who lost his life in Afghanistan, affixed to the memorial in 2012. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1421568
Date first listed:: 28-Oct-2014
List Entry Name:: Cranleigh War Memorial
Statutory Address:: War Memorial, High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1421568
Date first listed:: 28-Oct-2014
List Entry Name:: Cranleigh War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: War Memorial, High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey

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

Statutory Address:: War Memorial, High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey

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

County:: Surrey
District:: Waverley (District Authority)
Parish:: Cranleigh
National Grid Reference:: TQ0561739158

Summary

Reasons for Designation

Cranleigh War Memorial, erected in c1920, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest; as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the village of Cranleigh, not only of the two World Wars but of subsequent conflicts; * Architectural interest; as an imposing and elegant monument demonstrating careful handling of limestone and the unique link to the village of Cranleigh through the inclusion of a crane with a wreath, the symbol of Cranleigh; * Context; located on the main highstreet in a prominent position a short distance from the 'Fountain Memorial', listed at Grade II in 1987.

History

It is understood that the War Memorial was erected in c1920 at a cost of £864 by the local builders Thorpes to commemorate the local men and boys who lost their lives during the First World War. It was designed by Frederick Hodgson of "Waterhouses" to a cost of £74 paid by Sir G Chadwyck-Healey, with the rest of the cost being covered through public subscription. It was unveiled and dedicated on 5th December 1920 by Rev. Philip Cunningham.

In c1948 the names of those who fell in the Second World War were added. In 2009 War Memorials Trust alongside Surrey County Council Local Committee in Waverley offered grants towards repairs to the memorial and the entrance gate. Work involved repairs to the main memorial, paving and surrounding walls, each being re-pointed.

In 2009 a temporary stone was laid in front of the memorial to Sean Birchall who lost his life in the Afghanistan conflict. This was replaced in 2012 by a permanent stone affixed to the War Memorial by Ricky Bennett and engraved with 'S Birchall Afghanistan 2001.'

To commemorate 100 years since the start of the First World War further cleaning and repair work took place in July 2014.

Details

The memorial consists of a limestone Cenotaph bounded by low flanking walls and is surrounded by plants and railings and is accessed by metal gates. On the memorial is a wreath with a crane, the symbol for Cranleigh.

The inscription on the lower base reads 'AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM' with the dates of the First and Second World Wars, 1914 -1918, 1939-1945. Above are the dates 1939-1945 and the initials and surnames of the c32 men who lost their lives in the Second World War.

The other three sides are inscribed with the dates 1914-1918 and the surnames of the c113 men who lost their lives.

In 2012 R Bennett also engraved and affixed a stone to the base of the memorial to commemorate a soldier killed in the Afghanistan conflict. It reads 'S Birchall Afghanistan 2001'.

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, 6 December 2016.

Sources

Websites
Lights-out, accessed from http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/remembrance/ww1-centenary/lights-out
Showcase Result - Cranleigh, accessed from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=717
War Memorials Online, accessed 06/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/100580
War Memorials Register, accessed 06/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/23541

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