Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Dover
- Town
- Tilmanstone
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- Sir Reginald Blomfield RA (Architect)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 9 October 1921
Attended by: Vice Admiral Sir Roger Keyes - Dedicated
Date: 9 October 1921
Attended by: Archbishop of Canterbury - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1583
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Current location
Upper Street
Tilmanstone
Dover
Kent
CT14 0JQ
England
OS Grid Ref: TR 30139 51281
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A Latin cross bearing a metal sword of sacrifice on the front face of the cross. The cross has a plinth and base with the dedications written in black lettering.
- Inscription
- Plinth: IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN/ OF TILMANSTONE/ WHO GAVE/ THIER LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER MORE Base: 1939-1945/ (Name)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkins, Walter
Dixon, Arthur
Hughes, John Alfred
Husk, Albert T.
Marsh, Harry
Martin, James
Neves, Charles
Ramsay, John
Sandy, Jesse
See details for all 9 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of information: Surname. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Portland - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- Tilmanstone War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- TILMANSTONE CROSS
- WMO ID: 133216
- Condition: Good [last updated on 03-07-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1991, October: Cleaned and lettering repainted
- Costs
Site: £250
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Other website www.fadedgenes.co.uk/TilmanstoneMemorial.htm
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