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Memorial details

Memorial type
Window
District
Thanet
Town
Margate
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29764

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Current location

HIGH STREET AND VICTORIA ROAD
St John's Church
High Street
Margate
Thanet
Kent
CT9 1WH
England

OS Grid Ref: TR 35531 70406
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
CHURCH WINDOW WITH PLAIN AND SOME COLOURED SECTIONS. WHAT IS ASSUMED TO BE THE SCHOOL BADGE APPEARS TOP CENTRE. WHICH IS SURMOUNTED BY A DRAGON. THE BADGE IS DIVIDED BY A CHEVRON, ABOVE WHICH RESTS A LION AND BELOW APPEARS A HORSE. BENETH THIS BADGE APPEARS AN ENGRAVING OF THE COLLEGE BUILDINGS. WITH '1873 MARGATE COLLEGE 1940'
Inscription
ERECTED BY THE OLD MARGATONIAN ASSOCIATION/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR SCHOOL/ WHICH WAS DESTROYED BY ENEMY ACTION IN 1940/ 'NULLUS DIES SINE LINEA'
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Window
    Measurements: height 180CM, width 50CM
    Materials: Stained Glass
Listing information
  • PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
  • Grade I
  • 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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