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Folkestone Road Of Remembrance

Folkestone Road Of Remembrance

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Current Location

Plaque on pillar at top of hill., Road Of Remembrance, Folkestone, Shepway, Kent, CT20 1TH, England

OS Grid Reference

TR 22831 35754

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Type of Memorial
Street
WMR Reference Number
1587
Description
Road, formerly known as Slope Road, which led to Folkestone Harbour and embarkation for France. At the top of the hill is a dedicatory and explanatory plaque on a brick pillar. Rosemary, for remembrance, was planted along the road's southern length.
Inscription
"NOT ONCE OR TWICE IN OUR ROUGH ISLAND STORY/ THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY"/ TENNYSON./ ROAD / OF/ REMEMBRANCE/ 1914 1918/ DURING THE GREAT WAR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF/ BRITISH SOLDIERS PASSED ALONG THIS ROAD ON THEIR WAY/ TO AND FROM THE BATTLEFIELDS OF EUROPE./ "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN,/ AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"/ "ROSEMARY FOR REMEMBRANCE"
War
First World War (1914-1918)

Components

Street / Road



Pillar

Made from: Brick


Condition: Good


Plaque

Made from: Metal


Condition: Good