Gerrards Cross Memorial Building

The Gerrards Cross Memorial Building was constructed in the 20th century and stands on the east side of East Common, adjacent to the Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre, which is also a listed building. It is set back from the road and has a shallow U-shaped layout, with a central hall flanked by projecting wings to the rear. The building is predominantly red brick, mostly painted white, with a slate roof. Painted sandstone columns create a portico to the front. The roofs slope gently, lending a uniform and pleasing appearance. Although it appears as a single-story building from the front and sides, the rear reveals first-floor rooms above the central hall.

The windows are mainly wooden sash windows, with six-over-six panes to the front. A columned portico in antis sits between the wings, featuring four bellied Tuscan columns, which are believed to be made of cast stone and painted white. A quarry-tiled floor leads to doors at either end of the portico, providing access to the side wings. The south elevation contains a door and several windows, with more glazing than originally planned.

The portico shelters a tall stone memorial plaque displaying Buckinghamshire’s pre-1948 county arms carved in relief and painted. The main panel commemorates those from Gerrards Cross who died in both World Wars, listing 20 names from 1914-1918 and 35 names from 1939-1945. A gilded inverted sword visually separates the two columns of names, and the dedication "Their names liveth for evermore" appears below. The dedicatory inscriptions are incised and painted red, while the names are incised and painted blue. A shallow stone shelf at the base of the plaque provides a raised surface for floral tributes.

The interior of the ground floor, which has not been inspected, appears to have been substantially altered, likely to create flexible meeting space accommodating keep-fit equipment, a rear lobby entrance, and a cafe.