Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Bells or bell tower
- District
- Rochester Upon Medway
- Town
- Rochester
- County
- Kent
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 41122
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Current location
In belfry.
Rochester Cathedral
High Street
Rochester
Rochester Upon Medway
Kent
ME1 1SJ
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 74280 68530
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- No 6 Bell, note A. Diameter 92cm. Weight 481.7kg.
- Inscription
- 'IN REMEMBRANCE OF M.F., DIED 1ST JULY 1896. T.H.F'. ON THE OTHER SIDE 'RECAST IN MEMORY OF HAROLD ALBERT BRAND AND CHARLES WALTER EDWARD, CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS, WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918'.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Brand, Harold Albert
Edward, Charles Walter
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname, role, date of death
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Bells
Measurements: width 92cm
Materials: Metal
- Bells
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
- Responsibility
- Rochester Cathedral
- Reference
- Rochester Bells. By the Friends of Rochester Cathedral. Published 2008.
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