Horndean War Memorial

Horndean War Memorial stands in a small garden in Horndean Square, in front of the Grade II-listed Red Lion Inn. The memorial, of Portland stone, consists of a statue of Nike (the Greek goddess personifying victory) surmounting the outsailing cornice of a tall, square, column. That rises from a tapering, square, plinth that stands on a three-stepped, square, base. Nike is crowned and does not have wings; her left arm is raised and in her right hand she carries an inverted sword.

The front face of the column bears the principal dedication, ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ MEN WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED/ WHO WENT FROM THIS COUNTRY-SIDE/ AT THE CALL OF DUTY/ AND LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ “IN THE EVENING AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.” The names of those who fell in the First World War are listed on the other faces of the column.

The front face of the plinth also bears an inscription, reading ALSO/ TO THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ AND IN ALL CONFLICTS. The names of the men who fell in the Second World War are listed on the sides of the plinth. In addition, an inscription at the plinth base reads CONFLICTS SINCE 1945, followed by the name of a soldier killed in Afghanistan.

The garden is demarcated from the pavement by low metal bollards and modern brick paving provides access to the memorial. These are not of special interest.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 6 December 2016.