Croydon Cenotaph is a war memorial, in Croydon, London, England. It is located outside the Croydon Clocktower arts complex, on Katharine Street in Croydon. The cenotaph, made from Portland stone, was designed by ARIBA and was unveiled on 22 October 1921, to commemorate local victims of World War I. The cenotaph's inscription reads: 1914 19181939 1945AND IN MEMORY OF THOSEWHO LOST THEIR LIVES INWARS AND CONFLICTS SINCEA TRIBUTE TO THE MENAND WOMEN OF CROYDONWHO DIED AND SUFFERED The dates "1939 1945" were added after World War II ended. The AND IN MEMORY ... SINCE lines were added in 1997.