War Memorial at the Church of St Andrew

St Andrew's Church, Southbridge Road, Croydon, CR0 1AG

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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:: 1442682
Date first listed:: 03-Mar-2017
List Entry Name:: War Memorial at the Church of St Andrew
Statutory Address:: St Andrew's Church, Southbridge Road, Croydon, CR0 1AG

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1442682
Date first listed:: 03-Mar-2017
List Entry Name:: War Memorial at the Church of St Andrew
Statutory Address 1:: St Andrew's Church, Southbridge Road, Croydon, CR0 1AG

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:: St Andrew's Church, Southbridge Road, Croydon, CR0 1AG

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:: TQ3217464931

Summary

War memorial in the form of a stone Celtic cross.

Reasons for Designation

The War Memorial at the Church of St Andrew, Croydon 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 conflicts of the C20; * Design: as a simple yet dignified stone cross war memorial; * Group value: with the Grade II listed Church of St Andrew.

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 Croydon outside St Andrew's Church as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the members of the local community. The precise date of unveiling is unknown, with records held by the Imperial War Museum giving a date of the 14 November 1948; presumably the memorial was erected at some point after the First World War and then later adapted for Second World War.

Details

Granite wheeled cross, replete with carved sword. At the bottom of the cross shaft is the inscription in black lettering: 1939 / --- / 1945. This rests on a large plinth, the front of which bears the (severely eroded) inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / ST ANDREW'S CHURCH AND PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / THEY BRAVELY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE / THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON A TABLET ON THIS CHURCH / ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM O LORD / AND LET ETERNAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM. This in turn rests on a two-step base.

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, 10 March 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 March 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/162325
War Memorials Register, accessed 15th December 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/755

Legal

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