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Latitude: 51.4107 / 51°24'38"N
Longitude: -0.0867 / 0°5'12"W
OS Eastings: 533163
OS Northings: 169702
OS Grid: TQ331697
Mapcode National: GBR HN.SZ8
Mapcode Global: VHGRD.GS1X
Plus Code: 9C3XCW67+78
Entry Name: War Memorial at the Church of All Saints
Listing Date: 24 February 2017
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1442630
ID on this website: 101442630
Location: All Saints' Church, Upper Norwood, Croydon, London, SE19
County: London
District: Croydon
Electoral Ward/Division: Upper Norwood
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Croydon
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: All Saints with St Margaret, Upper Norwood
Church of England Diocese: Southwark
Tagged with: War memorial
War memorial in the form of a stone Celtic cross on a stepped base.
Stone memorial topped by a Celtic cross, the front of which is overlaid with a carving of a sword. The bottom splays out slightly, and rests on a three-step based. The front of the top two steps both bear inscriptions, however these are now so eroded as to be illegible.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 23 November 2017.
The aftermath of the World Wars saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. One such memorial was raised in Upper Norwood at St Margaret's Church on Chevening Road as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the members of the local community. The memorial was unveiled on 24 February 1920 in a ceremony attended by Canon W B Taylor. As St Margaret's had fallen into dereliction, and was demolished in 2012, the war memorial was moved to All Saints Church at some point prior to 2008.
The War Memorial at All Saints Church, Upper Norwood is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifices they made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: as a simple yet dignified stone Celtic cross war memorial;
* Group value: with the Church of All Saints and the tomb of Vice-Admiral Robert Fitzroy, both listed at Grade II.
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