Whitgift School War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Croydon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2017. War memorial.
Whitgift School War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- solitary-landing-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon West MP: Sarah Jones (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Whitgift School War Memorial, Haling Park, South Croydon, CR2 6YT
- OS grid reference
- TQ 323 640
- Coordinates
- 51.35995, -0.10047
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Whitgift School War Memorial consists of two main components commemorating the school's fallen in both World Wars.
The First World War memorial features a cross fleury on top of a pillar that flares out at the base, resting on an octagonal plinth made of Hopton Wood stone. The front face of the plinth is inscribed with the words: IN / REMEMBRANCE / OF OUR DEAD / 1914 - 1919 / VINCIT QVI PATITVR. Four other faces of the plinth display carvings of the shields of Whitgift School, Croydon, Surrey, and the Canterbury diocese. This plinth is supported by an octagonal stone base.
The Second World War memorial is a large rectangular mural that depicts two globes, representing each hemisphere, with a cross fleury positioned between them. Above the globes, an inscription reads: TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD, with the years '1939' and '1945' flanking the globes. At the bottom, the mural includes the words: BY / SEA / LAND / AIR / VINCIT QVI PATITVR.
The motto "Vincit qui patitur," meaning "Who perseveres, conquers," is associated with the school.
Local climate
Whitgift School War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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