War Memorial at Croydon Minster is a Grade II listed building in the Croydon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 2017. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
War Memorial at Croydon Minster
- WRENN ID
- heavy-plaster-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Croydon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial at Croydon Minster, Church Street, CR0 1RN
- OS grid reference
- TQ 319 654
- Coordinates
- 51.37247, -0.10618
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial at Croydon Minster is a tall, ornamented cross made of Portland stone. It tapers at the bottom where it sits on a large stone plinth. The front of the plinth features an inscription that reads: "TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THOSE / FROM THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES DURING THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / THEY DIED THAT / WE MIGHT LIVE." The memorial is supported by a two-step octagonal base, which is placed on a slightly raised dais section that includes two small steps leading up to the front of the memorial.
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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
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