Coulsdon War Memorial, Memorial Recreation Ground is a Grade II listed building in the Croydon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 December 2016. A Modern Memorial.
Coulsdon War Memorial, Memorial Recreation Ground
- WRENN ID
- tattered-joist-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Croydon
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 December 2016
- Type
- Memorial
- Period
- Modern
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is sited at the top of the slope within the Coulsdon Memorial Recreation Ground. It is an open portico or shelter with four columns at each corner supporting a curved roof. The tops of the columns are embellished with carved fluting. The solid rear wall has inset into it a stone plaque inscribed in black painted letters: TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF COULSDON WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 / (NAMES). Underneath is a small ledge to hold wreaths.
The front and sides are open and the memorial stands upon a raised paved two-stepped base.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 20 February 2017.
Detailed Attributes
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