Mereworth War Memorial
Mereworth War Memorial, Roadside near St Lawrence's Church, The Street, Mereworth, Kent, ME18 5NA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1457039
- Date first listed:
- 08-Aug-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Mereworth War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Mereworth War Memorial, Roadside near St Lawrence's Church, The Street, Mereworth, Kent, ME18 5NA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1457039
- Date first listed:
- 08-Aug-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Mereworth War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Mereworth War Memorial, Roadside near St Lawrence's Church, The Street, Mereworth, Kent, ME18 5NA
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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:
- Mereworth War Memorial, Roadside near St Lawrence's Church, The Street, Mereworth, Kent, ME18 5NA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mereworth
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ6596453752
Summary
A First World War memorial, of around 1920, with additional later plaque.
Reasons for Designation
Mereworth War Memorial, of around 1920, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this part of the community, and the sacrifice it made in the First and Second World Wars.
Architectural interest:
* although simple in form, it is an unusual example of a war memorial that is inscribed with the names of all the combatants from the local area who served in the First World War, rather than only those that did not return.
Group value:
* with the adjacent Grade I-listed Church of St Lawrence (National Heritage List for England reference 1186214).
History
Mereworth War Memorial was probably erected around 1920, when 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. It was raised as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the 141 members of the local community, who served in the First World War. The 21 that did not return are identified by a cross against their name. A slate plaque recording the nine Mereworth men who fell in the Second World War, was added in the early C21.
In 2008 the memorial was conserved with the help of grant aid from the War Memorials Trust.
Details
A First World War memorial, of around 1920, with additional later plaque.
MATERIALS: stone, with slate plaque.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is in the form of a free-standing stone tablet, with a shouldered and rock-hewn surround. It has a polished face on to which are inscribed the names of the 141 Mereworth combatants who served in the First World War. The names of the 21 who fell in the conflict are marked with a cross. At the top of the tablet there is an inscribed dedication IN PERPETUAL HONOUR OF MEREWORTH MEN WHO SERVED/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918.
At the foot of the memorial there is a later wedge-shaped stone, which is faced with a slate plaque. It is inscribed with AND LEST WE FORGET THE FALLEN/ 1939 – 1945 and the names of the nine Mereworth combatants who died in the Second World War.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 8 May 2018 from www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/107633
Imperial War Museum Memorials, accessed 8 May 2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16284
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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