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    Memorial

    Croydon Cenotaph

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    Source: Copyright Brian Mawdsley

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    Current Location

    Beneath the clock tower of the Town Hall, Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon, Croydon, Greater London, CR9 1QN, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 32350 65403

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    Type of Memorial
    Cenotaph
    WMR Reference Number
    2098
    Description
    Base surmounted by cenotaph which is in turn surmounted by casket. Seated figures placed either side. Inscription in relief on the front face Figures depicts a soldier of the East Surrey Regiment tying a bandage around his wounded arm, his rifle behind him on the left. A woman with one arm outstretched whilst holding child is depicted on the right side. Metal latin cross at the top centre of the cenotaph. See file for full description
    Inscription
    1914 1918/ 1939 1945/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ WARS AND CONFLICTS SINCE/ A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN/ AND WOMEN OF CROYDON/ WHO DIED AND SUFFERED / AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WARS AND CONFLICTS SINCE (Last phrase added in 1997)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • Paul Raphael Montford, Sculptor

    • M Manenti, Founder / Foundry

    • James Burford ARIBA, Designer

    Costs
    C £5000

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    22nd October 1921

    Lord Ashcombe, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey

    Dedicated

    22nd October 1921

    Bishop of Croydon

    Components

    Sculpture

    Height: 900mm


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II*

    List Entry: 1268438

    Date first listed: 19 November 1973

    Cenotaph

    Height: c 9000mm

    Width: 2570mm


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II*

    List Entry: 1268438

    Date first listed: 19 November 1973

    • Croydon Advertiser 20 Mar. 1920 p.10; 22 Oct. 1921 p.7; 29 Oct. 1921 p.10
    • Croydon Times - Saturday 22 October 1921 CROYDON CENOTAPH. UNVEILED To-day (Saturday).
    • Norwood News - Friday 28 October 1921 CROYDON WAR MEMORIAL. UNVEILING BY LORD ASHCOMBE. £5,000 CENOTAPH. IMPRESSIVE TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE DEAD.
    • War Memorials from Antiquity to the present by Borg, Alan 97 Source: Image Library NIWM Published: Leo Cooper, London 1991
    • At The Going Down of the Sun. Croydon's War Memorials by Cox R 30 Source: Image Library NIWM Published: Croydon Natural History and Scientific Society 1992 London -- Reference V74
    • Editors: Moore and Sayers Location: Croydon Central Library
    • Editor: W C Berwick Location: Croydon Central Library