South Park War Memorial, Reigate

The South Park War Memorial in Reigate is a First World War memorial designed in 1920 by local architect Vincent Hooper. The names of those who fell in the Second World War were added later.

Constructed from Portland stone, the memorial features a bronze laurel wreath. It is situated on the east side of Church Road, directly opposite the entrance to the Church of St Luke. The memorial consists of a tapered Latin cross positioned on a tall, multi-stage plinth. The top stage of the plinth is square and adorned with carved scrolls. Below this is an octagonal stage with a moulded lower section, which displays the Latin inscription DEUS VULT ('God wills it') on its rear face. The base of the plinth is made up of two square stone blocks resting on a three-tier base. The front face of the lower block features a bronze laurel wreath above the inscription THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. Above this, on the upper block, is the inscription DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED IN WAR/ 1914-1918. The names of 21 individuals who fell in the First World War, along with their ranks, are inscribed on the other three faces of the upper block, while the names of 28 individuals who fell in the Second World War, along with the date 1939-1945, are inscribed on the lower block.

The memorial is surrounded by stone paving, with steps leading down to the road at the front.