Pyrford War Memorial
Church Hill, Pyrford, Woking, Surrey
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1432845
- Date first listed:
- 03-Mar-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Pyrford War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Church Hill, Pyrford, Woking, Surrey
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1432845
- Date first listed:
- 03-Mar-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Pyrford War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church Hill, Pyrford, Woking, Surrey
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 Hill, Pyrford, Woking, Surrey
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Woking (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ0399258258
Summary
First World War memorial of 1920 with further names added after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Pyrford War Memorial 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;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet dignified Cornish granite cross;
* Group value: with the adjacent church of St Nicholas (Grade I).
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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was erected at Pyrford as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First World War. It was constructed by masons of the Necropolis Company based at nearby Brookwood Cemetery and it was dedicated on 18 July 1920 by the Bishop of Guildford.
Following the Second World War, the names of those who lost their lives in that war were also added.
The memorial was repaired in 2000 with additional granite laid around base to stabilise it.
Details
The war memorial stands in a prominent location beside the Church of St Nicholas on the main road through Pyrford village.
The memorial comprises a plain Cornish granite cross surmounting an octagonal tapered column set upon an octagonal plinth. This is set upon a three-stepped base.
Inscriptions and names are carved on the north faces of the plinth. The inscription reads: 1914-1918/ OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD. Twenty-four names of those who lost their lives in the First World War are inscribed on two faces in black raised lettering. Further names are recorded on two of the west faces. The inscription reads 1939-1945 and underneath are 22 names of those who lost their lives in the Second World War. The other faces are blank.
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
War Memorials Register, accessed 06/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/18287
War Memorials Online, accessed 06/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/238801
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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