Old Coulsdon War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Croydon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 2017. War memorial.
Old Coulsdon War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-ledge-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon South MP: Chris Philp (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Old Coulsdon War Memorial, Junction of Canon's Hill and Coulsdon Road, Surrey, CR5 1HB
- OS grid reference
- TQ 311 581
- Coordinates
- 51.30737, -0.11997
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Coulsdon War Memorial is a tall pillar topped by a cross. At the base of the pillar is a pelican piercing its breast, with the blood feeding three chicks, symbolizing self-sacrifice and the Passion of Christ. This pillar stands on an octagonal plinth that features the inscription: "BY THE LONG ROAD THEY / TROD WITH SO MUCH FAITH AND / WITH SUCH DEVOTED AND SELF / SACRIFICING BRAVERY WE HAVE ARRIVED / AT VICTORY AND TODAY THEY HAVE / THEIR REWARD." The sides and back of the plinth are inscribed with the names of the Fallen, below the inscription: "THESE MEN / OF COULSDON / GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR / 1914 - 1919." The memorial is set on a large square base, with sections of both the base and the plinth decorated with inlaid stones.
Local climate
Old Coulsdon War Memorial receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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