Memorial

Pembury

Memorial

Source: Copyright Richard Snow

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Current Location

Next to St Peter's upper church, War Memorial, Hastings Road, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4PA, England

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TQ 62581 40712

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 1537
Description: A large cenotaph with a Celtic cross carved on the six o'clock face and a rectangular plaque below with the dedications. The whole is set on a shallow plinth and four steps. On the plinth is a longitudinal plaque with dedications to the Second World War.
Inscription: 1914 - 1919/ DUTY HONOUR SELF-SACRIFICE/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 49
Died: 49
Information shown: Surname, forename, decorations.
Order of names: Surname.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 18
Died: 18
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of names: Surname.

History

Maker(s): ASHLEY S. KILBY ESQ, Architect
Maintenance History: 2018: Metal plaques with engraved dedications added. Original stone tablets moved to a wall outside Pembury Primary School. New name and spelling errors also corrected.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

Summer 1921

Rev H Sinclair Brooke

Conservation

Components

Cenotaph

Height: C 4750MM

Width: 1800MM

Depth: 1570MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1465121

Date first listed: 7 August 2019

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