Coldharbour War Memorial

Off Abinger Road, Coldharbour, Surrey, RH5 6HG

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Stone pillar war memorial. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1447484
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-2017
List Entry Name:: Coldharbour War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Off Abinger Road, Coldharbour, Surrey, RH5 6HG

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1447484
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-2017
List Entry Name:: Coldharbour War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Off Abinger Road, Coldharbour, Surrey, RH5 6HG

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:: Off Abinger Road, Coldharbour, Surrey, RH5 6HG

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

County:: Surrey
District:: Mole Valley (District Authority)
Parish:: Capel
National Grid Reference:: TQ1491343817

Summary

Stone pillar war memorial.

Reasons for Designation

Coldharbour 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 sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Design: as a simple yet dignified stone pillar war memorial.

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. 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 Coldharbour 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 erected at some point after 1918, with further inscriptions added after 1945; the lettering was refurbished circa 2000-02.

Details

Granite pillar, the sides tapering slightly towards the top. The front bears the inscription: ERECTED / IN HONOUR / OF THE MEN / OF THIS VILLAGE / WHO SERVED THEIR / KING AND COUNTY / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / + KILLED + WOUNDED; below this are some of the names of the Fallen. The right and left faces both bear further names. The back face reads: 1939 - 1945 / IN MEMORY OF / (names) / OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED / IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY. The whole rests on a square granite base, set into a larger area of paving.

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
Coldharbour Community - War Memorial, accessed 16 May 2017 from http://www.surreycommunity.info/coldharbour/christ-church/war-memorial/
War Memorials Online, accessed 20 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/157097
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 May 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/23385

Legal

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