Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
Tunbridge Wells
Town
Five Oak Green
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Mr G. D. Gordon Hake A.R.I.B.A. (Architect)
Front panel by Mr. Aumonier (Painter)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 17 September 1925
    Attended by: Bishop of Stepney - Dr. H. Moseley.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16273

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Current location

The Old Rose and Crown (Hoppers Hospital)
Five Oak Green Road
Five Oak Green
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN12 6RN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 64706 45341
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The open space in front of the house has been turned into a brick surfaced courtyard. The entrance and two adjoining sides are roofed to give ample space for tables and benches, etc. The centre of the west wall has a fireplace with the board listing the names above. The wall by the road is half height. The entrance arch is surmounted by a square tower and cross with a dedication panel on the road side. This has a rose on the left and a crown on the right.
Inscription
(Roadside left side): THE OLD / ROSE (Roadside centre): In Happy Memory of Old Friends/ who loved hopping and who-:/ loved this place very dearly / who gave their Lives for Old/ England and for us, 1914-1918/ Lord all pitying, Jesus blest,/ Grant them Thine Eternal Rest. (Roadside right side): AND / CROWN (Above fireplace): 1914 + 1918 / BROTHERS / (12 names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Agambar, Albert
Bisaney, Louis
Bull, Richard
Burkett, Harry
Harvey, Joseph
Keene, Benjn. Ruck (priest)
Lowe, John
Phillips, William
Sambrook, Alfred C
Saunders, Charles
See details for all 12 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Other structure
    Measurements: depth c12000mm, height c5000mm, width c10000mm
    Materials: Brick
  • Board
    Measurements: height c700mm, width c700mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: depth 22mm, height 630mm, width 400mm
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: Lieutenant C. Saunders from Worcester College, Oxford, who came down and worked amoung the hoppers left money for them at his death in the war. The hoppers subscribed some £50 towards the costs.
Memorial: £400

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hoppers' War Memorial - Kent & Sussex Courier - 1 September 1922 page 7.
  • Picture of Hoppers' Memorial - Kent & Sussex Courier - 25 September 1925 page 12.
  • Hoppers' Memorial Dedicated - Kent & Sussex Courier - 18 September 1925 page 14.
  • Illustrated London News v. 167 p.434 (5 Sep.1925)

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