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Latitude: 51.4112 / 51°24'40"N
Longitude: -0.3112 / 0°18'40"W
OS Eastings: 517547
OS Northings: 169367
OS Grid: TQ175693
Mapcode National: GBR 78.XXT
Mapcode Global: VHGR8.KSBL
Plus Code: 9C3XCM6Q+FG
Entry Name: Hampton Wick War Memorial
Listing Date: 19 November 2015
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1430664
ID on this website: 101430664
Location: Hampton Court Park, Hampton Wick, Richmond upon Thames, London, KT1
County: London
District: Richmond upon Thames
Electoral Ward/Division: Hampton Wick
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Richmond upon Thames
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Mark, Teddington and St John the Baptist, Hampton Wick
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
The memorial stands in a small memorial garden on the south side of the road junction to the west of Kingston Bridge (Grade II*-listed), within the registered park of Hampton Court (Grade I). It comprises a stone cross in the Art Deco style, surmounting a rectangular plinth. The plinth is flanked to the right and left by stone blocks and has an additional small rectangular tablet to the front at the foot of the plinth, all of which carry inscriptions. The memorial stands on a three-stepped, square, stone base.
The general inscription on the front face of the plinth reads PARISH OF HAMPTON WICK/ 1914-1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE BRAVE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939-1945/ (13 NAMES). The two blocks on either side of the plinth bear the names of 47 men from Hampton Wick who lost their lives during the First World War. The small tablet bears four names.
Hampton Wick War Memorial was unveiled on 3 May 1921, commemorating 47 local servicemen who died during the First World War. In 1933 the memorial was floodlit using gas from the Hampton Wick Gas Company. Following the Second World War a further 17 names were added to commemorate those who fell during that conflict.
Hampton Wick War Memorial, which stands at the junction of Hampton Court Road, Horse Fair and High Street, 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 sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group value: the memorial stands within the registered park of Hampton Court (Grade I).
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