Memorial details

Memorial type
Chalk landscape feature
District
Sevenoaks
Town
Shoreham
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: September 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
  • Dedicated
    Date: September 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
146

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Current location

ON A HILLSIDE EAST OF MEENFIELD WOOD TO WEST OF VILLAGE
Cross Field
Off Filston Lane
Shoreham
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN14 7TU
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 51476 61966
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Chalk cross carved into the hillside, with stone tablet at the head of the cross. Surrounded by a low perimeter fence.
Inscription
TO THE GREAT CREATOR/ IN GRATITUDE/ FOR ALL THOSE MEN OF/ SHOREHAM/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1914-1918 WAR/
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 100FT, width 58FT
    Materials: Chalk
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
1989: re-chalked. 1963: re-chalked.
Costs

Site: Peppercorn rent
Comments: The peppercorn rent is paybale to the Milmay Estate
Memorial: £202 5s 6d

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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