KentFallen 2002-9
Source: Copyright KentFallen 2002-9
Between Knowlton and Chillenden., Sandwich Road, Knowlton, Dover, Kent, CT3 1PR, England
TR 27498 53613
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SIR GEORGE JAMES FRAMPTON RA, Sculptor
Unveiled
1st September 1919
Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Width: 4150MM
Depth: 4150MM
Made from: Granite - Aberdeen
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1485243
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Architectural interest: * as a handsome and well-crafted memorial designed by the prolific and prominent sculptor Sir George Frampton, with detailed carvings and relief portraits. Historic interest: * as an eloquent commemoration of the service of the men who lived and worked at Knowlton Court and their contribution to the national war effort; * as the ‘Bravest Village Cross’, a memorial prize awarded by the Weekly Dispatch newspaper to Knowlton as the village with the largest proportion of men enlisted in the country. Its commission in February 1915 makes it one of the earliest memorial First World War designs. Group value: * for its historic relationship with the Grade I-listed Knowlton Court and nine associated listed buildings, with the memorial commemorating men who lived and worked on the nearby estate.
Height: 5000MM
Made from: Granite - Aberdeen
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1485243
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Architectural interest: * as a handsome and well-crafted memorial designed by the prolific and prominent sculptor Sir George Frampton, with detailed carvings and relief portraits. Historic interest: * as an eloquent commemoration of the service of the men who lived and worked at Knowlton Court and their contribution to the national war effort; * as the ‘Bravest Village Cross’, a memorial prize awarded by the Weekly Dispatch newspaper to Knowlton as the village with the largest proportion of men enlisted in the country. Its commission in February 1915 makes it one of the earliest memorial First World War designs. Group value: * for its historic relationship with the Grade I-listed Knowlton Court and nine associated listed buildings, with the memorial commemorating men who lived and worked on the nearby estate.