Manston War Memorial

Junction of Manston Road, Preston Road and High Street, Manston, Kent, CT12 5BE

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First World War memorial, 1921, 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:: 1430779
Date first listed:: 05-Nov-2015
List Entry Name:: Manston War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Junction of Manston Road, Preston Road and High Street, Manston, Kent, CT12 5BE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1430779
Date first listed:: 05-Nov-2015
List Entry Name:: Manston War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Junction of Manston Road, Preston Road and High Street, Manston, Kent, CT12 5BE

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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Location

Statutory Address:: Junction of Manston Road, Preston Road and High Street, Manston, Kent, CT12 5BE

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

County:: Kent
District:: Thanet (District Authority)
Parish:: Manston
National Grid Reference:: TR3475966157

Summary

First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Manston War Memorial, situated on The Green, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic Interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Group value: with Old Forge House (Grade II-listed).

History

Manston War Memorial was unveiled by Wing Commander WH Primrose DFC on 24 May 1921, in commemoration of the 17 servicemen from the village who died fighting during the First World War. It was dedicated by Reverend TG Crosse. Another inscription was added following the Second World War honouring those who fell in that conflict.

Details

The stone memorial stands on a small green at the junction of High Street and Preston Road, enclosed by railings. It comprises a plain Latin cross with a moulded foot set on a short octagonal column. That rises from a chamfered plinth that stands on a square base. The memorial stands at a height of 2.7 metres.

The front (south) face of the plinth bears the inscription 1914 – 1919/ IN HONOURED/ MEMORY, carved in low relief. On the sides of the plinth are listed the names of those who fell in the First World War.

Another inscription on the rear of the plinth reads TO THOSE/ WHO FELL/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR. The later inscription beneath reads IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (4 NAMES). The inscriptions are incised and painted black.

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
War Memorials Online, accessed 30/11/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/120984
War Memorials Register, accessed 30/11/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1546

Legal

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