Whitehorse Manor School War Memorial
Whitehorse Manor Junior School, Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, London, CR7 8SB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1442669
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Whitehorse Manor School War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Whitehorse Manor Junior School, Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, London, CR7 8SB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1442669
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Whitehorse Manor School War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Whitehorse Manor Junior School, Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, London, CR7 8SB
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:
- Whitehorse Manor Junior School, Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath, London, CR7 8SB
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:
- TQ3280268038
Summary
A Portland stone pillar war memorial, located in the grounds of Whitehorse Manor School.
Reasons for Designation
Whitehorse Manor School 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 Whitehorse Manor School, and the sacrifices they made in the First World War;
* Design: as a simple yet dignified Portland stone pillar 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 at Whitehorse Manor School (then known as Whitehorse Road School) as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the Old Scholars of the school. It was unveiled on 22nd June 1920 in a ceremony attended by the Mayor of Croydon Charles Heath Clark and various local clergy and dignitaries. The memorial was refurbished circa 1992 and re-dedicated on Armistice Day 1995. It continues to be the focus of the School's annual Remembrance Day commemorations.
Details
Portland stone plinth, resting on a square base. On this in turn rests a smaller square plinth topping out to a pyramid shape. The front of the upper section bears a carving of a standing white horse. The front on the main plinth bears the following inscription in black lettering: THIS MEMORIAL / IS DEDICATED TO / THE GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF THE OLD SCHOLARS OF / THE WHITEHORSE ROAD / COUNCIL SCHOOL / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919. Below this in lower case is the quote "Immortal, though no more; though fallen, great" from Lord Byron's poem 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage'.
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, 3 March 2017.
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 07/03/2017
Sources
Books and journals
Cox, Ronald, At the Going Down of the Sun... An Account of Croydon's War Memorials, (1992), 20, 37
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 15th December 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/613
Remembrance day at Whitehorse Manor, accessed 15th December 2016 from http://www.pegasusacademytrust.org/news/remembrance-day-at-whitehorse-manor
War Memorials Online, accessed 3 March 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/121858
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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