Hook War Memorial

St Paul's Churchyard, 280 Hook Road, Hook, Surrey, KT9 1PF

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Overview

First World War memorial, unveiled 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1444057
Date first listed:: 20-Mar-2017
List Entry Name:: Hook War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Paul's Churchyard, 280 Hook Road, Hook, Surrey, KT9 1PF

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1444057
Date first listed:: 20-Mar-2017
List Entry Name:: Hook War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St Paul's Churchyard, 280 Hook Road, Hook, Surrey, KT9 1PF

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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Location

Statutory Address:: St Paul's Churchyard, 280 Hook Road, Hook, Surrey, KT9 1PF

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

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Kingston upon Thames (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ1799064694

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled 1920.

Reasons for Designation

Hook 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 local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War; * Design: as an attractive and well-designed war memorial.

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 in St Paul's Churchyard, Hook as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled on 26 September 1920.

Details

Hook War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Paul, Hook.

The upper section of the memorial is a pediment, bearing a Latin cross in front of a crossed sword and anchor with rope motif in the tympanum, which also contains wreaths and leaves. The frieze below reads 1914 / TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD / 1918. Under this is a rectangular stone tablet bearing the names of the fallen in two columns; below the names is the inscription "WHO STANDS IF FREEDOM FALL?" / "WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVE?". The tablet is flanked on either side with a Corinthian column. The tablet and columns stand on a two-stage single-stepped base. The front face of the upper stage of the base bears the inscription THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE / PARISHIONERS OF HOOK AND SOUTHBOROUGH / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US. The whole stands on a single step of a contrasting material.

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
St Paul's - War Memorial, accessed 26 January 2017 from http://www.stpaulschurchhook.co.uk/drupal/node/483
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 March 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/168930
War Memorials Register, accessed 26 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/12096

Legal

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