Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial
Junction of Sheen Lane and Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen, Surrey, SW14 8LS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1445722
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jun-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Junction of Sheen Lane and Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen, Surrey, SW14 8LS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1445722
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jun-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Mortlake and East Sheen War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Junction of Sheen Lane and Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen, Surrey, SW14 8LS
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:
- Junction of Sheen Lane and Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen, Surrey, SW14 8LS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Richmond upon Thames (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ2050775378
Summary
War memorial, unveiled 1925, in the form of a tall granite obelisk.
Reasons for Designation
Mortlake and East Sheen 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 conflicts of the C20;
* Design: as an attractive and imposing obelisk 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, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised in Mortlake and East Sheen as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the members of the local community. It was made by Albert Myers and unveiled in 1925, at the instigation of the Mortlake War Memorial Committee.
Details
Tall granite obelisk, the pillar section resting on a two-step plinth. The front and back faces of the plinth's upper step bear a relief carving of a laurel wreath, with the front face also bearing the inscription: THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR / EVERMORE. The right and left faces are inscribed: (right) IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / MORTLAKE / AND EAST SHEEN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES; (left) WARS / 1914-18 / 1939-45. The right face of the plinth's lower step reads: THE ROLL OF HONOUR / LIES BENEATH THE SWORD. The memorial stands in a circular area of paving; below the inscription is an incised sword carving set directly into the paving.
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, 20 July 2017.
Sources
Websites
PMSA - Sheen War Memorial, accessed 9 March 2017 from http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/3903/
War Memorials Register, accessed 20 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/12527
War Memorials Online, accessed 20 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/111210
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
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