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Memorial details

Memorial type

Gate

District

Tonbridge And Malling

Town

Tonbridge

County

Kent

Country

England

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Dedicated
Date: 20th October 1995
Attended by: Bishop of Rochester

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

63783

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Current location

Between the Chapel corridor and the Chapel vestibule.
Tonbridge School Chapel
High Street
Tonbridge
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
TN9 1JP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 59029 47102
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations

Original Chapel
Tonbridge School Chapel
High Street
Tonbridge
Tonbridge And Malling
Kent
TN9 1JP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 590 460
Denomination: Undefined

Description

A double gate with a matrix of nine golden winged figures in each section. The central figure is a warrior and the eight surrounding figures are robed. The gate architrave is metal with a gold inscribed lintel above head height. The lintel is braced from the stone arch above. The centre of the lintel supports the figure of Christ descended from the Cross. The surrounding frame of modern construction incorporates a candlestick holder with red piping on each side.

Inscription

IUSTORUM ANAMAE/ IN MANU DEI SUNT

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Figure
Measurements: height 1500mm, width 1000mm
Materials: Metal
Gate
Measurements: height 2500mm, width 3500mm
Materials: Metal
Figures
Measurements: height 300mm, width 150mm
Materials: Metal

Listing information

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Condition

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History

Previously part of the Tonbridge School Gate of Remembrance (Ref 41346), which was damaged when the Chapel was destroyed by fire on 17th September 1988. The gates and figure of Christ descended were salvaged and restored, and the gates were set into modern fixings.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

Responsibility

Tonbridge School

Reference

Kent and Sussex Courier 1 / 23rd Sept 1988 "Blaze wrecks School Chapel"
Local Publication/Booklet 10-12, 30 / c1995 The Chapel of Saint Augustine - Tonbridge School
Our website 41346 www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.41346/fromUkniwmSearch/1

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