Penge (Holy Trinity) War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church, Lennard Road, Penge, London, SE20 7LX

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Overview

Portland stone war memorial cross, unveiled 1921. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1444941
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-2017
List Entry Name:: Penge (Holy Trinity) War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Holy Trinity Church, Lennard Road, Penge, London, SE20 7LX

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1444941
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-2017
List Entry Name:: Penge (Holy Trinity) War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Holy Trinity Church, Lennard Road, Penge, London, SE20 7LX

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:: Holy Trinity Church, Lennard Road, Penge, London, SE20 7LX

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

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Bromley (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ3579170644

Summary

Portland stone war memorial cross, unveiled 1921.

Reasons for Designation

Penge (Holy Trinity) 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 it made in the First World War; * Design: as an imposing and well executed Portland stone cross 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 the country. 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: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised in Penge at Holy Trinity Church as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the members of the local community. It was unveiled on 19 February 1921 in a ceremony attended by Reverend Canon Henry Arnott and the Grenadier Guards. The Venerable Archdeacon of Rochester Donald Tait was due to be officiating but was forced to withdraw on the morning of the 19 due to a family bereavement. The memorial cost a total of £224.14.4.

In 2016 the memorial was cleaned and the inscriptions re-carved.

Details

Tall cross of Portland stone, resting on an octagonal pillar atop an octagonal plinth. The front face of the plinth bears the inscription: TO THE / GLORY OF / GOD / AND IN / GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF / ALL FROM / THIS PARISH / WHO FELL / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918; the other eight faces bear the names of the Fallen. The plinth rests on a two-step octagonal 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, 20 July 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 20 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/139547
War Memorials Register, accessed 15 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/12732

Legal

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