Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial
Chertsey Town Memorial

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A soldier in First World War battledress standing on a muddy mound, his helmet raised high in his left hand and carrying his rifle with his right hand, mounted on a corniced pedestal bearing plaques, and a two-stepped base.
Title

Chertsey Town Memorial

Date

1921

Medium

bronze sculpture & plaques & granite pedestal

Measurements

H 400 x W 200 x D (?) cm (E);
Plinth: H 400 x W 200 x D 200 cm

Accession number

KT16_ML_S084

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Runnymede Borough Council

Custodian

Runnymede Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

30th October 1921

Listing date

22/02/18

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

etched on the right side of the plinth: A.B. BURTON. / FOUNDER. / THAMES DITTON.

Inscription description

in raised lettering on a plaque attached to the front of the pedestal: 1914 1919 / TO THE HONOURED / MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF / CHERTSEY / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR; and below that on a small plaque: ALSO OF THOSE / 1939 GAVE THEIR LIVES 1945 / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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Located at

London Street, Runnymede

KT16 8RB

Located on the north side of London Street, opposite the junction with Guildford Street.