to commemorate remembrance sunday 2015, historic england (formerly known as english heritage) announced that it considered lutyens' war memorials to be a national collection. accordingly, the gerrards cross memorial building was designated a grade ii listed building, having previously been the only one of lutyens' 44 free-standing memorials in england not to hold listed building status. each of the memorials' descriptions on the national heritage list for england was also updated and expanded. the adjacent memorial centre is a grade ii listed building in its own right, having been listed in 1985.