Elham War Memorial

Junction of The Row and High Street, Elham, Kent, CT4 6SY

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First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1429157
Date first listed:: 22-Sep-2015
List Entry Name:: Elham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Junction of The Row and High Street, Elham, Kent, CT4 6SY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1429157
Date first listed:: 22-Sep-2015
List Entry Name:: Elham War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Junction of The Row and High Street, Elham, Kent, CT4 6SY

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Junction of The Row and High Street, Elham, Kent, CT4 6SY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Kent
District:: Folkestone and Hythe (District Authority)
Parish:: Elham
National Grid Reference:: TR1769344141

Summary

First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Elham War Memorial, situated on the junction of the High Street and The Row, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Design: an elegant stone memorial with an unusual decorative metal cross head.

History

The memorial was designed by FC Eaton and erected in either 1919 or 1920, in commemoration of the 29 servicemen from Elham who died fighting during the First World War. Following the end of the Second World War an inscription was added to the base commemorating those 10 local men who fell in that conflict. The memorial was restored and one further name was added in 2014, funded by the Parish Council.

Details

MATERIALS: wrought iron and Doulting stone.

DESCRIPTION: Elham War Memorial stands in a prominent position at the northern end of High Street. It consists of a decorative metal cross bearing the figure of Christ crucified and ornamented with gilded sun bursts. That rises from the moulded capital of the tapering, octagonal shaft. The shaft stands on a square plinth that is raised on a round, five-stepped, base. The memorial is surrounded by a small concrete pavement and kerb.

The north-facing side of the plinth bears an inscription that reads 1914 – 1918/ IN MEMORIAM/ R.I.P. The other faces of the plinth list the names of the men who fell in the First World War. In addition, an inscription around the top step of the base reads ALSO/1939 – 1945, with the names of those who fell in the Second World War listed with it. All inscriptions are incised.

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, 30 November 2016.

Sources

Websites
Cleverley and Spencer Monumental Masons, accessed 30/07/2015 from http://www.clevspen.co.uk/memorials/war-memorials/
The Elham Valley Website, Elham War Memorial, accessed 30/07/2015 from http://www.elham.co.uk/elham/warmemorial/war_memorial.htm
War Memorials Online, accessed 30/11/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/137750
War Memorials Register, accessed 30/11/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16094

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.