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    Memorial

    St Marks Church WW1 and WW2

    Memorial

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    Current Location

    St Mark's Church, Church Road, Woodcote, Croydon, Greater London, CR8 3QQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 30320 62340

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    © WMR-39500

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    Type of Memorial
    Composite
    WMR Reference Number
    39500
    Description
    A WW1 memorial with WW2 tablets on each side. The WW1 memorial is set into a recess above a fixed mosaic table. The five sections are designed to look like a five light window. The centre section is carved with a figure of Jesus and two angels kneeling at his feet, the dedicatory inscription is below this. Carved figures of St George and St Alban flank the figure of Christ and they are flanked by two bronze plaques with the WW1 names in relief. The two WW2 tablets with blue lettering are on either side of the recess.
    Inscription
    Centre tablet: I AM THE RESSURECTION/ AND THE LIFE HE THAT/ BELIEVES IN : ME THOUGH HE/ WERE DEAD YET SHALL HE LIVE Left plaque: ROLL OF HONOUR/ A.D. 1914/ (Names) Right plaque: GREAT WAR/ 1914 1919/ (Names) Base of the plaques: LORD ALL PITYING SAVIOUR BLEST GRANT THEM YOUR ETERNAL REST Left and right tablets: 1939 1945/ (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    49
    Died
    49
    Information shown
    initial, surname, rank, regiment
    Order of names
    surname, initial
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    69
    Died
    69
    Information shown
    forenames, surname
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • Mr G H F Prynne, Architect

    Costs
    £500
    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    26 May 1920

    Rev. G H Martin

    Custodian
    ST MARKS CHURCH

    Components

    Plaque

    Height: 775MM

    Width: 350MM


    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Tablets

    Height: 2100MM

    Width: 535MM


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    • St Mark's war memorials: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxwdXJsZXlhbmR0aGVncmVhdHdhcnxneDo1NTExM2IyZGJmZDk4N2Iz - accessed 11 September 2020
    • CROYDON ADVERTISER FOR UNVEILING 29 MAY 1920 P6
    • CELIA BARKER BOOK WITH ORIGINAL PHOTOCOPY OF MEMORIAL
    • At the Going Down of the Sun... An Account of Croydon's War Memorials. Author Ronald COX. Published 1992. -- Reference C91
    • Purley in the Great War - https://sites.google.com/site/purleyandthegreatwar/local-memorials - Accessed 28 October 2020
    • War Memorials On Line: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/261166/ - Accessed January 2021