East Clandon War Memorial
East Clandon War Memorial, Churchyard of Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, The Street, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1429610
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- East Clandon War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- East Clandon War Memorial, Churchyard of Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, The Street, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1429610
- Date first listed:
- 30-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- East Clandon War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- East Clandon War Memorial, Churchyard of Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, The Street, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RY
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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:
- East Clandon War Memorial, Churchyard of Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, The Street, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Guildford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- East Clandon
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ0604151745
Summary
East Clandon War Memorial set within the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury.
Reasons for Designation
East Clandon War Memorial, set within the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, 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, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: as an elegant and well-proportioned memorial topped with a sculpted Christ and angels;
* Group value: the memorial has group value with the Grade I listed Church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the Grade II listed buildings which surround it: Bay Tree Cottage, Church Cottage and Lamp Cottage.
History
The memorial originally commemorated those men of East Clandon who gave their lives in the First World War and is set within the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury which is listed at Grade I. The memorial also has group value with listed buildings which surround it: Bay Tree Cottage, Church Cottage and Lamp Cottage are all listed Grade II.
Inscribed panels were later added to the plinth obscuring the original inscription, and to the two stepped-base, commemorating those who lost their lives in the Second World War.
Details
The war memorial stands in a prominent location in the churchyard on the corner of The Street in East Clandon. The memorial is set on a rectangular paved area accessed to the east by seven steps flanked by two low stone walls.
It comprises a sandstone cross on an octagonal shaft set on a square plinth. A figure of Christ crucified is at the top of the cross and below are four angels set around the shaft.
On the plinth three faces are inscribed with the names of 14 men who lost their lives in the war. The names are almost illegible. The inscription apparently once read: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY/ OF MEN OF EAST CLANDON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR 1914-1918. However an inscribed stone panel was added after the Second World War obscuring this inscription. This panel’s inscription now reads: 1914-1918 and 1939-1945/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF EAST CLANDON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN TWO WORLD WARS.
The plinth is set on a two-stepped base and on both the east faces of the steps are inscribed the names of six men who lost their lives in the Second World War. The top step is inscribed 1939-1945 also.
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/23232
War Memorials Online, accessed 05/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/184895
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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