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    Memorial

    Coulsdon Grounds and Cenotaph

    Garden

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    Current Location

    Memorial Ground, Marlpit Lane, Coulsdon, Croydon, Greater London, CR5 2SH, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 30168 59024

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    Type of Memorial
    Garden
    WMR Reference Number
    10790
    Description
    Memorial garden with stone of remembrance in a portico supported by two pillars.
    Inscription
    TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF COULSDON WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names) // Lower plaque: AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945// On paving stones: TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/OF COULSDON WHO FELL/IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/THESE NAMES WERE OMITTED FROM THE ORIGINAL/ADDED IN 2022
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    92
    Died
    92
    Information shown
    surname, initials
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Costs
    £300
    Sponsor Type
    corporate

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    16 Apr 1921

    COL G C HAMILTON CMG GRENADIER GUARDS

    Dedicated

    16 Apr 1921

    CANON H GRANVILLE DICKSON RECTOR

    Custodian
    LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON

    Components

    Architectural details

    Height: 1.95M

    Width: 2M

    Depth: 3.8M


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1440878

    Date first listed: 6 December 2016

    Ronald Cox, At the Going Down of the Sun: An Account of Croydon's War Memorials. Croydon: Croydon Natural History & Scientific Society, 1992.
  • 'Purley and the Great War', https://sites.google.com/site/purleyandthegreatwar/local-memorials [Accessed 28 October 2020].