Claygate War Memorial, Surrey
Church Road, Claygate, Surrey, KT10 0JP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1426566
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jun-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Claygate War Memorial, Surrey
- Statutory Address:
- Church Road, Claygate, Surrey, KT10 0JP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1426566
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jun-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Claygate War Memorial, Surrey
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church Road, Claygate, Surrey, KT10 0JP
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:
- Church Road, Claygate, Surrey, KT10 0JP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Elmbridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Claygate
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ1572563537
Summary
First World War memorial, 1921.
Reasons for Designation
Claygate War Memorial, which stands on Church Road in front of the Church of Holy Trinity, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community and the sacrifice it made in the First World War;
* Group value: with the Grade II-listed Church of Holy Trinity.
History
Claygate War Memorial lists the names of the 44 men of Claygate who lost their lives during the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 6 March 1921 by the Earl of Onslow. In 2012 new paving stones and a plaque were laid, dedicated to the Diamond Jubilee and the centenary of the First World War.
Details
The memorial stands in a small memorial garden to the north of the Church of Holy Trinity (Grade II), fronting Church Street. It takes the form of a stone fleur-de-lys cross on an octagonal, tapering shaft which is approximately 5m high. The centre of the cross is pierced by a carved quatrefoil. Marking the transition from the cross to the shaft are four Gothic style arches, each containing a blind trefoil. The moulded foot of the shaft stands on an octagonal plinth.
The names of those who died are incised and painted on four sides of the plinth within protruding rectangular alcoves. The remaining four sides feature bell shaped concaves which culminate at the base of the plinth, where there is a general dedication in raised Gothic style lettering. The inscription reads TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE. The plinth is set on a two-stepped octagonal base.
The small memorial garden is surrounded by hedges on three sides and a railing along the pavement. Set in the paving in front of the memorial is a plaque recording the war memorial’s restoration: 1952-2012/ THE CLAYGATE WAR MEMORIAL WAS REFURBISHED TO COMMEMORATE/ THE/ DIAMOND JUBILEE/ OF THE ACCESSION OF/ HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II/ AND THE CENTENARY OF/ THE OUTBREAK OF/ WORLD WAR I/ 1914-2014.
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 Register, accessed 05/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/23214
War Memorials Online, accessed 05/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/179526
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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