Croydon War Memorial

First World War memorial, unveiled and dedicated in 1922.

MATERIALS: of stone.

PLAN: it is square on plan.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands on a triangular-shaped area of grass at the junction of Church Lane, High Street and Croydon Road. It takes the form of a Latin cross and comprises a three-step base, a square plinth and a tall shaft which tapers in square section to a moulded knop over which is a Latin cross with fleur-de-lys shaped terminals. The dedicatory inscription on the south-west face of the plinth reads 'TO / THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / FROM THE PARISH OF CROYDON / SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS / OF YOU BE SAID, / THAT YOU, WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY / OF YOUR DEAD, / THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES, THAT / YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP / A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL / ASLEEP'. The names of the men who died and their respective regiments are listed alphabetically on the plinth's north-west and south-east faces.

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, 16 January 2017.