Selhurst War Memorial

Trinity Court, Selhurst Road, Selhurst, SE25 5PX

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War memorial in the form of a stone Celtic cross. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1442664
Date first listed:: 21-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: Selhurst War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Trinity Court, Selhurst Road, Selhurst, SE25 5PX

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1442664
Date first listed:: 21-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: Selhurst War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Trinity Court, Selhurst Road, Selhurst, SE25 5PX

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Trinity Court, Selhurst Road, Selhurst, SE25 5PX

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Croydon (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ3310067381

Summary

War memorial in the form of a stone Celtic cross.

Reasons for Designation

Selhurst 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 the local community, and the sacrifices they made in the First World War; * Design: as a well executed stone Celtic cross war memorial.

History

The aftermath of the World Wars saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. One such memorial was raised in Selhurst outside Holy Trinity Church as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by members of the local community. It was designed by Arthur Hook and unveiled on 25th November 1922 in a ceremony attended by Lt Col F S Montague Bates, CB CMG DSO and the Reverend F J Groves. Holy Trinity Church was demolished in the early 1980s and replaced with the present Trinity Court housing development.

Details

Tall Celtic cross made of granite, the front bearing a carving of a sword, resting on a rounded stone plinth. The front of this bears the inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN MEMORY / OF ALL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF SELHURST. This plinth rests on a granite block standing on a two-stepped base.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 07/03/2017

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, 23 November 2017.

Sources

Books and journals
Cox, Ronald, At the Going Down of the Sun... An Account of Croydon's War Memorials, (1992), 31
Websites
South Norwood Churches - An Update, accessed 15th December 2016 from http://www.norwoodsociety.co.uk/articles/172-south-norwood-churches-an-update.html
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253720
War Memorials Register, accessed 15th December 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/784

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.