Memorial

Ramsgate - Destiny

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Albion Gardens, Off Albion Place, Ramsgate, Thanet, Kent, CT11 8LT, England

OS Grid Reference

TR 38495 64843

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Type of Memorial: Allegory (eg: Victory)
WMR Reference Number: 1979
Description: Base surmounted by seated shrouded life sized female nude. Faint traces of a wheel and a horse on the reverse. Carved in relief on the front of plinth is a depiction those who served. Glass mosaic tiles placed in a circle around the base of the plinth.
Inscription: THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 TO ALL WHO SERVED - HONOUR

War: First World War (1914-1918)

Maker(s): Gilbert Bayes RBS, Sculptor
Sponsor Type: private
Maintenance History: DEC 2004; RESTORED AND UNVEILED 2004: GRANT APPLICATION TO ENGLISH HERITAGE TO REPAIR THE MEMORIAL. THE MEMORIAL IS IN BADLY ERODED AND THE LOW RELIEF CARVING ON THE FRONT OF THE PLINTH HAS DISAPPEARED. THERE IS SOME LICHEN AND OTHE BIOLOGICAL GROWTH ON THE MEMORIAL. 1968: SCULPTURE WAS BADLY DAMAGED DUE TO VANDALISM. THE PLINTH AND FIGURE WERE PUSHED OVER RESULTING IN MAJOR BREAKS IN THE FIGURE. MEMORIAL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED. 1921: SCULPTURE SUFFERED SOME MINOR DAMAGE DUE TO VANDALISM

Ceremonies

Unveiled

December 2004

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Unveiled

17th December 1920

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Custodian: THANET DISTRICT COUNCIL

Components

Pedestal

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Figure

Height: 2400MM

Width: 3600MM

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