War Memorial Approximately 12 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
WAR MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF THE PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SPELDHURST HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260512
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial Approximately 12 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF THE PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SPELDHURST HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260512
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial Approximately 12 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF THE PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SPELDHURST HILL
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH OF THE PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SPELDHURST HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Speldhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 55357 41412
Details
TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST SPELDHURST HILL (north side),
SPELDHURST
12/546 War Memorial approx 12m south
of the porch of the Church of
St Mary the Virgin
GV II
War memorial. Circa 1919. According to the church guide it was designed by
the son of J. Oldrid Scott, architect of the church. Sandstone with bronze
plaques. Tall cross. A slender and slightly tapering shaft has chamfered
corners enriched with 4-leaf motifs. Moulded cap with cross above with small
fleur-de-lys in the angles. Base of shaft has small gabled buttresses. Shaft
stands on an octagonal pedestal with a chamfered top carved with a prayer.
Corners have Gothic panels carved with sacred symbols and main sides have
brass plaques. The east one honours the dead of the First World War and the
other 3 list the dead of the parish with their rank and regiment. It stands
on a 3-step plinth.
Listing NGR: TQ5535741412
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 1 December 2016.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440466
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Guide to the Church of St Mary the Virgin Speldhurst, ()
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 01/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/41317
War Memorials Online, accessed 01/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/83261
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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