Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George
Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George, Central Avenue
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267808
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George
- Statutory Address:
- Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George, Central Avenue
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1267808
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jun-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George
- Statutory Address 1:
- Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George, Central Avenue
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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:
- Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George, Central Avenue
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Medway (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 76437 69475
Details
TQ7669SW
686-1/3/97
GILLINGHAM
Pembroke
CENTRAL AVENUE (east side)
Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George
06/06/84
GV
II
War memorial. 1869. Polychromatic limestone and red sandstone ashlar, granite and marble. Gothic Revival style.
Stepped base to square plinth with inscribed sides and weathered top, aedicule above has polychrome round arch with pointed arched hood, within a steep gable with iron finials on foliate capitals and marble columns, and spirelet with limestone and granite bands to a finial. Inside is a figure of a Napoleonic sailor.
HISTORY: commemorates French prisoners from the Napoleonic wars who died in prison hulks in Britain, especially those buried on St Mary's Island, part of the former Dockyard.
Part of a complete early C20 naval barracks, with the Captain's House, mess block, barracks (Pasley Rd) and ancillary buildings (qqv).
Listing NGR: TQ7643769475
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:
- 462543
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 01/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/41010
War Memorials Online, accessed 01/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/83562
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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