Summary
A First World War memorial, designed by W Acworth of Gerrards Cross in 1919, built by Brown & Sons and unveiled in 1920. Flanking walls added in the aftermath of the Second World War. Repairs have occurred in the late C20 and early C21.
Reasons for Designation
Chalfont St Peter War Memorial, including the flanking memorial walls and radiating path network, situated in the churchyard of the Church of St Peter, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
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 at Chalfont St Peter in Buckinghamshire as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Details
A First World War memorial, designed by W Acworth of Gerrards Cross in 1919, built by Brown & Sons and unveiled in 1920. Flanking walls added in the aftermath of the Second World War. Repairs have occurred in the late C20 and early C21.
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