Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Thanet
Town
Westbrook
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: C11th May 1921
    Attended by: LORD HARRIS
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28653

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Current location

Outside the Church
facing the road.
All Saints Church
Junction Of All Saints Ave And Hartsdown Rd
Westbrook
Thanet
Kent
CT9 5QP
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 34425 70292
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
The memorial is in the form of a Sculpted figure of Christ upon a 7 foot wooden cross, with a triangular roof, surmounting a square plinth on a three stepped base built of Kentish ragstone. Names inscribed in black letters on the four faces of the plinth, which also has carved corners, giving the effect of small pillars. Second World War inscription is on a paving slab at foot of memorial. On the south side of the crossroads of Alt Saints' Avenue and Haftsdown Road, Margate, Kent.
Inscription
1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ LORD ALL PITYING JESU BLEST/ GRANT THEM THINE ETERNAL REST Roof: God so Loved the World [St John iii, v16] Paving: 1939 - 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atkinson, Geoffrey
Back, Eric
Barton, Cecil
Blows, Norman
Brodie, Robert
Brown, Albert
Cain, Frederick
Cartwright, Edward
Chase, Edgar I
Collins, Percy
See details for all 46 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 46
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 46
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Crucifix
    Measurements: depth 1800mm, height 4800mm, width 1800mm
    Materials: Wood - Teak
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Plaster
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite, Stone - Kentish Ragstone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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