War Memorial at St Peter's Church, Streatham
Grounds of St Peter's Church, Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2SD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1441847
- Date first listed:
- 20-Mar-2017
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial at St Peter's Church, Streatham
- Statutory Address:
- Grounds of St Peter's Church, Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2SD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1441847
- Date first listed:
- 20-Mar-2017
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial at St Peter's Church, Streatham
- Statutory Address 1:
- Grounds of St Peter's Church, Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2SD
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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:
- Grounds of St Peter's Church, Leigham Court Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2SD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Lambeth (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ3111572008
Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled 1922.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial at St Peter's Church, Streatham 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 local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War;
* Design: a well-executed and imposing Calvary cross;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed St Peter's Church.
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. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also 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 St Peter's Church in Streatham 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 unveiled on 15 January 1922.
Details
The memorial stands in the grounds of St Peter's Church, Streatham and comprises a Calvary cross with a bronze depiction of the crucifixion and bronze INRI scroll. The Calvary rises from a tall wooden shaft, set on a pentagonal stone plinth.
The front face of the plinth bears the inscription THIS MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED 1921 / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEMBERS OF THIS / PARISH AND CONGREGATION / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE WAR 1914-1918 / MAY THEY REST IN PEACE the other four faces bear the names of the Fallen. The whole stands on stone paving slabs in the shape of a pentagon, surrounded by small hedges and wooden posts supporting a rope, all set on a circular brick podium.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 21 March 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 24 November 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/39170
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 March 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/85326
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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