War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Whitstable

The Churchyard, All Saints' Church, Church Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1PL

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First World War memorial, 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1433273
Date first listed:: 01-Mar-2016
List Entry Name:: War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Whitstable
Statutory Address:: The Churchyard, All Saints' Church, Church Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1PL

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1433273
Date first listed:: 01-Mar-2016
List Entry Name:: War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Whitstable
Statutory Address 1:: The Churchyard, All Saints' Church, Church Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1PL

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:: The Churchyard, All Saints' Church, Church Street, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1PL

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

County:: Kent
District:: Canterbury (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TR1170866249

Summary

First World War memorial, 1920.

Reasons for Designation

The War Memorial at the Church of All Saints, Whitstable, which stands in the churchyard, 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 First World War; * Architectural interest: an ornate lantern cross in the medieval style; * Group value: with the Church of All Saints (Grade II*) and the Wynn Ellis Mausoleum (Grade II).

History

There are a number of war memorials in Whitstable, including two crosses. During 1918-19 there had been considerable local debate about the suitable form and location of a war memorial for the town, and difficulties raising sufficient funds for either a Cottage Hospital or a memorial cross. Nevertheless, a cross was raised by the town that stands on the High Street in front of Whitstable Library, unveiled on 7 April 1920. At the Church of All Saints, a tablet commemorating fallen parishioners erected inside on the north aisle wall and a lantern cross in the churchyard, carved by Harry Wood of Harbour Street, Whitstable, were dedicated by the Bishop of Croydon on 25 April 1920.

Details

The parish memorial cross stands in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (Grade II*), close to the west end of the church and to the Wynn Ellis Mausoleum (Grade II). It takes the form of a tall lantern cross, in Portland stone. The lantern head is complex and ornate: a Latin cross with the figure of Christ crucified surmounts a domed octagonal lantern, pierced on four sides to allow a light to be lit inside the chamber. The four closed sides are decorated with carved shields bearing the IHS monogram.

The lantern rises from a tapering, octagonal, shaft that stands on a square pedestal with scotia moulding and the Royal Arms carved in low relief on the front face. The pedestal stands on a three-stepped base, the lower step of which has a shallow overhang for the placement of floral tributes. The principal dedicatory inscription carved on the front faces of the two upper steps reads PEACE/ TO THE UNCONQUERED/ 1914 – 1918.

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, 10 August 2017.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8 March 2021 to correct a name

Sources

Websites
Kent Fallen - Whitstable, accessed 4 February 2016 from http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20reports/WHITSTABLE%20ALL%20SAINTS.pdf
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 August 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/76863
War Memorials Register, accessed 30 November 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/48156
Other
“All Saints’ Church Memorial Cross”, The Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, 1 May 1920, p2

Legal

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