Windlesham War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Church Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6BL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1441513
- Date first listed:
- 13-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Windlesham War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Church Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6BL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1441513
- Date first listed:
- 13-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Windlesham War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Church Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6BL
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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:
- Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Church Road, Windlesham, Surrey, GU20 6BL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Surrey Heath (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Windlesham
- National Grid Reference:
- SU9302363751
Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled on 25 April 1920, with further names added after the Second World War and for later conflicts.
Reasons for Designation
Windlesham 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 and C21;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet dignified granite wheel-head cross;
* Group value: with the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II).
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 raised at Windlesham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The memorial was dedicated on 25 April 1920 by Dr Randolph, Bishop Suffragan of Guildford, and unveiled by Lady Hermione Ellenborough of Windlesham Court. The masons were W Wheeler Ltd, London. The memorial commemorates 48 local servicemen who fell during the First World War.
Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the 20 fallen of that conflict.
In 2015 the memorial was conserved and one name was added for a post-1945 conflict with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.
Details
MATERIALS: rough-hewn granite cross on a York stone base.
DESCRIPTION: Windlesham War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist on Church Road in Windlesham, Surrey.
It consists of a wheel-head cross on a three-stepped plinth. The whole is set upon a square base. The inscription is formed in lead lettering. The main dedication is located on the W (front) face of the top step of the plinth and reads TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919. The other steps below carry the names of the fallen.
The S face of the top step of the plinth reads ALSO THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAME). The Second World War names continue on the lower steps of that face.
The N face of the top step later had the following dedication added for subsequent conflicts ALSO THOSE/ WHO DIED SERVING/ THEIR COUNTRY/ IN CONFLICTS AFTER 1945. The step below this reads AFGHANISTAN 2001 – 2014/ (NAME).
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Trust, accessed 9 Nov 2016 from www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1324
War Memorials Online, accessed 9 Nov 2016 from www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/183014
War Memorials Register, accessed 9 Nov 2016 from www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/23830
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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