Woodcote War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Croydon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2017. War memorial.

Woodcote War Memorial

WRENN ID
broken-lintel-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Croydon
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 2017
Type
War memorial
Address
Woodcote War Memorial, Village Green, CR8 3HF
OS grid reference
TQ 298 610
Coordinates
51.33369, -0.13781
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Woodcote War Memorial consists of two granite blocks, with the upper block being slightly trapezoidal, resting on a granite base. The north face has a recess that once held a drinking fountain, which has now been removed. The south face displays an inscription in black lettering that reads: "THIS / VILLAGE GREEN / IS DEDICATED TO THE USE / OF THE PUBLIC / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / AND WOMEN OF THE / URBAN DISTRICT OF / COULSDON & PURLEY, / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN DEFENCE / OF THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE / WORLD WARS / 1914 - 1918 / 1939 - 1945." The names of the Fallen are also inscribed below this text and on the east and west sides of the memorial.

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