The working party for the Carshalton War Memorial have recently been looking at ways of adapting the existing War Memorial at Carshalton Ponds in order to add the names of the 300-400 victims of the World War Two on to the blank panels of the existing war memorial which currently only displays the names of the fallen from World War One.
Carshalton War Memorial: The Existing Stone Panels with WW1 victims' Names Inscribed
Cllr. Hamish Pollock has prepared a detailed drawing (extract of the proposal drawing is as attached link) which was circulated to the community representatives and councillors present at the recent meeting of the working party.
The complete drawing that is being priced at present shows the War Memorial “As Existing” and “As Proposed”. It is proposed that the proposal drawings are fully costed out and that, if the scheme is approved by the Carshalton & Clockhouse Local Committee, and then the Government officials (and English Heritage etc.) responsible for such matters, then the works could proceed at a cost of about £40,000 to inscribe by carving into the stone panels the 350-400 names of the fallen.
The Royal British Legion are preparing the finalised list of the WW2 victims for inscription.
It is felt that this proposal to adapt the existing memorial rather than building a new one, is in close keeping with the local Conservation Area of Carshalton Village. It is noted that the existing memorial has been adapted over the years with inscriptions for the years of both World Wars being added along with plaques for a small number of the fallen.