Lower Hardres War Memorial
Lower Hardres War Memorial, School Lane, Junction with Hardres Court Road, Lower Hardres, Kent, CT4 5NS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453079
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Hardres War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Lower Hardres War Memorial, School Lane, Junction with Hardres Court Road, Lower Hardres, Kent, CT4 5NS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453079
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Lower Hardres War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Lower Hardres War Memorial, School Lane, Junction with Hardres Court Road, Lower Hardres, Kent, CT4 5NS
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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.
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:
- Lower Hardres War Memorial, School Lane, Junction with Hardres Court Road, Lower Hardres, Kent, CT4 5NS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Canterbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lower Hardres and Nackington
- National Grid Reference:
- TR1509953034
Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions.
Reasons for Designation
Lower Hardres War Memorial 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.
Architectural interest:
* as a well executed example of one of the common forms of First World War memorials.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Lower Hardres as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The memorial at Lower Hardres was unveiled on 18 June 1920 by Brigadier General Neil W Haig and was built by H G Browning. Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the seven fallen of that conflict. In 2003 the memorial was conserved with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.
Details
First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions.
MATERIALS: Cornish granite with painted lead lettering. Limestone lower step.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on a triangle of land at the junction of School Lane and Hardres Court Road. It consists of a roughhewn granite wheel cross with a sword carved in relief on its front face. The shaft rises from a roughhewn, boulder style, plinth on a two stepped base. The top step is granite, the lower of limestone flags.
The inscription at the base of the shaft reads ‘IN/ PROUD AND/ IMMORTAL/ MEMORY/ OF’, continuing on the plinth with ‘THE MEN CONNECTED WITH THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ (25 NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE’. The names record the rank and regiment/ship.
A further inscription for the seven fallen of the Second World War has been added to the rear of the memorial. Again this begins at the bottom of the shaft ‘THESE ALSO/ GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ 1939 – 1945’ with the names listed on the plinth. The names record rank and arm of service.
The cross sits on a small area of limestone paving.
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, 27 February 2018.
Sources
Books and journals
War Memorial at Lower Hardres in Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald, (26 June 1920), .
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 27 February 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16388
War Memorials Online, accessed 27 February 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/107531
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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