Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Swale
Town
Upchurch
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16444

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Horsham Lane
Upchurch
Swale
Kent
ME9 7AL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 84357 67502
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A clock and clock chimes with a dedicatory stone tablet.
Inscription
THE CLOCK AND CHIMES/ WERE ERECTED BY/ THE PEOPLE OF UPCHURCH/ AS A THANKSGIVING FOR/ VICTORY AND PEACE/ CHRISTMAS 1918
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2003: DAMAGED ESTIMATED AT A COST OF £100 DUE TO VANDALS CLIMBING SCAFFOLDING ON THE CLOCK TOWER AND BENDING BACK THE ARMS ON THE CLOCK
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
CHURCH
Reference
  • Bygone Kent. Volume 39 Number 3, 2018. Report on refurbishment.

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