Reigate War Memorial

The Reigate War Memorial is a 17-foot memorial constructed from Hopton Wood stone, erected as a tribute following the First World War. It takes the form of a large Calvary cross with a pitched roof, set atop a tapering, chamfered square column. This column stands on an octagonal plinth, which itself rises from a three-stepped octagonal base. The top of the plinth has an overhang decorated with floral carvings, while the base of the plinth itself is sloping. The shaft of the memorial carries the inscription "GREATER / LOVE / HATH / NO / MAN / THAN / THIS" in gold leaf, with all other lettering using enamel inserts. On the front face of the plinth is inscribed "TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING AND / GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO FOR OUR / COUNTRY OUR HOMES / AND FOR US / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR.” An inscription encircles the base of the plinth, reading “1914-1918 / MAY THE SOULS OF THE FAITHFUL / THROUGH THE MERCY OF GOD / REST IN PEACE / GRANT THEM O LORD / ETERNAL REST AND / LET LIGHT PERPETUAL / SHINE UPON THEM.” The names of those who died in the First World War are listed on seven faces of the base.