Ewhurst War Memorial

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First World War memorial, unveiled on 7 November 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1444722
Date first listed:: 10-Apr-2017
List Entry Name:: Ewhurst War Memorial

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1444722
Date first listed:: 10-Apr-2017
List Entry Name:: Ewhurst War Memorial
Location Description:: War Memorial on The Mount, in front of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Ewhurst. OS grid reference TQ 09078 40460.

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

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County:: Surrey
District:: Waverley (District Authority)
Parish:: Ewhurst
National Grid Reference:: TQ0907840460

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled on 7 November 1920.

Reasons for Designation

Ewhurst War Memorial, which stands in a prominent location on The Mount, 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 community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Design: as a simple yet poignant Celtic cross; * Group value: with a number of listed buildings, including the Grade I-listed Church of St Peter and St Paul and the Grade II-listed Old Post Office.

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 the country. This was a result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and the official policy of not repatriating the dead. Therefore, the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised at Ewhurst, 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 commemorates 51 men of the parish who died during the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 7 November 1920 by Mr Walter Webb, whose son Captain Evelyn Maxwell Webb is listed on the memorial. The £250 cost of the memorial was raised by contributions from the local community.

Details

War Memorial, unveiled on 7 November 1920.

MATERIALS: Cornish granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a rough hewn Celtic cross upon a tapered plinth and stepped base. An inverted sword of sacrifice is carved into the cross.

The western face of the plinth reads: IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF EWHURST / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918, followed by the beginning of the list of names of the 51 men who perished. The N and S faces also have names listed, as well as the eastern face, where the list ends with the words: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 24 November 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 24 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/252630
War Memorials Register, accessed 6 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/23565
Website giving further background to the individuals commemorated on the memorial, accessed 06 February 2017 from http://www.ewhurstfallen.co.uk/Village%20Memorials_1.htm

Legal

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