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Latitude: 51.377 / 51°22'37"N
Longitude: -0.2372 / 0°14'13"W
OS Eastings: 522785
OS Northings: 165689
OS Grid: TQ227656
Mapcode National: GBR 9W.4VG
Mapcode Global: VHGRH.TNZ8
Plus Code: 9C3X9QG7+Q4
Entry Name: Worcester Park War Memorial
Listing Date: 20 April 2017
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1444255
ID on this website: 101444255
Location: Saint Phillip's Churchyard, Worcester Park, Sutton, London, KT4
County: London
District: Sutton
Electoral Ward/Division: Worcester Park
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Sutton
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: Worcester Park Christ Church with St Philip
Church of England Diocese: Southwark
Tagged with: War memorial Memorial cross
First World War memorial.
The memorial stands in the former Churchyard of St Philip on Cheam Common Road. The Calvary cross rises from a tapered octagonal shaft which stands on an octagonal plinth, atop a two-stepped base.
The front face of the plinth bears the inscription TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919. / GRANT THEM ETERNAL / REST, O LORD. Three of the other faces of the plinth bear the names of the Fallen, including the name and occupation of a civilian casualty.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 5 June 2017.
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised in Worcester Park in the grounds of St Phillip's Church as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The church was demolished over the period 1978 - 1983 due to structural problems, though the war memorial and cemetery remained.
On 4 February 2011 the war memorial was severely damaged when it was accidentally hit by a truck. The memorial was restored later in the year and it continues to form the centrepiece for local Remembrance Day events.
Worcester Park War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War;
* Design: as a well-designed and imposing Calvary cross.
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