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
- 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.
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