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    Memorial

    Bridley

    Cross.

    Source: Nigel Searle

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    Current Location

    At the blocked end of Berry Lane, Junction of A322 / B380, Fox Corner, Woking, Surrey, GU3 3PU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SU 96447 54937

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    © WMR-23477

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    23477
    Description
    Tall rough-hewn Ionic style cross on a tapering plinth and single step. Sword of sacrifice in relief on front face. Carved panel on the front of the base.
    Inscription
    LEST WE FORGET/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE OF OUR FORCES/ WHO PASSED THIS SPOT/ AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 18
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Maker(s)
    • Necropolis Company of Brookwood, Designer

    • Necropolis Company of Brookwood, Makers

    Sponsor Type
    private
    Sponsored By
    Mr & Mrs Cecil Braithwaite of Bridley Manor
    Maintenance History
    Knocked over by a vehicle and restored by the original makers, Necropolis Company of Brookwood, in 1954. Repaired again in 1977. Fully restored by Woking Council in 1994.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    7th January 1922

    Major General Sir Richard Butler, KCB KCMG

    Dedicated

    7th January 1922

    Rev T W Graham, Vicar of St John's, Woking

    Rededicated

    12th November 1994

    Rev David Lewis, Vicar of St John's, Woking

    Custodian
    Woking Council

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 2620MM

    Width: 357MM

    Depth: 357MM


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469800

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a simple but well-crafted example of a popular form of First World War memorial designed by the locally-based London Necropolis Company Ltd.

    Plinth

    Height: 690MM

    Width: 914MM

    Depth: 736MM


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469800

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a simple but well-crafted example of a popular form of First World War memorial designed by the locally-based London Necropolis Company Ltd.

    Base

    Width: 1524MM

    Depth: 1245MM


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469800

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a simple but well-crafted example of a popular form of First World War memorial designed by the locally-based London Necropolis Company Ltd.

    • Woking News & Mail, 13th January 1922
    • Woking News & Mail, 17th November 1994
    • "Bridley Manor War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1469800. Accessed 4 September 2024.