Surbiton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 2016. War memorial. 7 related planning applications.
Surbiton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- fossil-groin-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton MP: Ed Davey (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 February 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Surbiton War Memorial, Ewell Road, KT6 6AG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 184 673
- Coordinates
- 51.39249, -0.29833
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Surbiton War Memorial is a stone monument erected in a memorial garden on Ewell Road. Dating from the early 20th century, it commemorates those from the district who died in the First World War (1914-1918) and the Second World War (1939-1945). The memorial consists of a tall cross with a moulded foot, mounted on a tapering octagonal shaft, which in turn stands on an octagonal plinth. The plinth sits on a three-stepped base. An octagonal pavement surrounds the base, marked to the front by two low bollards, formerly holding stone urns. A low railing originally delineated the garden from the pavement but has been replaced by a hedge.
The principal dedication, on the front face of the plinth, reads: THE / URBAN DISTRICT OF / SURBITON / WAR MEMORIAL. / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS / DISTRICT WHO DIED FOR / THEIR COUNTRY IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918. / AND THAT OF 1939-1945. / “LEST WE FORGET.” Commemorated names are inscribed on the remaining faces of the plinth.
A bronze plaque, dedicated to those who died during the Second World War, is located on the top step of the base and reads: THIS MEMORIAL GARDEN WAS EXTENDED / IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN / WORLD WAR II AND WHOSE NAMES ARE / INSCRIBED IN THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE / LODGED IN THE CENTRAL LIBRARY / 11TH NOVEMBER 1952. Small stone vases are located on the stepped base.
Behind the main memorial, a cairn constructed from stones from the Church of St Mark, bearing a commemorative plaque, stands at the rear boundary. The plaque reads: THIS CAIRN IS OF STONE / FROM THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARK / WHICH WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY BOMBING / ON THE NIGHT OF 2ND OCTOBER 1940. Two brick walls flank the memorial, each carrying a large steel plaque inscribed IN COMMEMORATION OF / WORLD WAR II / 1939 – 1945 / (NAMES) / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. A more recent stone plinth and tablet commemorating Douglas Belcher VC has been added to the right of the memorial cross within a small lawn. Garden benches are positioned at either end of the path running across the middle of the garden. These subsidiary features are not included in this listing.
Local climate
Surbiton 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- Sale history — 11 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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