Memorial details

Memorial type
Clock or clock tower
District
Tonbridge And Malling
Town
Eccles
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
16544

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Current location

Recreation Ground
Bull Lane
Eccles
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
ME20 7HH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 72840 60552
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A stone clock tower with the dedications carved in stone panels on each side. The whole is enclosed within an iron railing.
Inscription
LET US EVER HOLD IN/ HONOUR THE NAMES OF/ THE MEN OF ECCLES/ WHO DIED IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)/ LET US EVER/ HOLD IN HONOUR/ THE MEN OF/ ECCLES WHO DIED/ IN THE WAR OF/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barden, Charles H V
Barden, George I
Betts, Benjamin
Brook, William
Brown, Alfred H C P
Butcher, James F
Chevous, Sydney G
Elliott, Henry
Grigsby, Charles
Hawkes, Edward
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • Eccles War Memorial Clock Tower
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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