Summary
First World War memorial, 1919, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Fetcham War Memorial, which stands in the Garden of Remembrance, 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 conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural Interest: a tall and well-executed memorial cross;
* Group value: with the Church of St Mary (Grade II*-listed).
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was raised at Fetcham. On 12 May 1919, the Parish Council determined that a public meeting be held to discuss a parish war memorial. By October of that year the junction of River Lane and Stoke Road had been settled as the location for a memorial cross, commemorating 12 local men who died serving during the First World War.
Details
Fetcham War Memorial stands at the south-east corner of the Garden of Remembrance on The Ridgeway. Approximately 4m tall, the stone memorial comprises a Latin cross with a moulded foot, rising from a tapering octagonal shaft. The broach-stopped foot of the cross shaft stands on a chamfered octagonal plinth. That stands on a three-stepped base. The steps, of unequal heights, rise from an octagonal stone pavement. The lowest step has a narrow overhang, for the placement of floral tributes.
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