East Peckham War Memorial

Holy Trinity Churchyard, Bush Road, East Peckham, Kent, TN12 5LH

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Overview

First World War memorial. Dates of the Second World War subsequently added. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1458301
Date first listed:: 06-Sep-2018
List Entry Name:: East Peckham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Bush Road, East Peckham, Kent, TN12 5LH

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1458301
Date first listed:: 06-Sep-2018
List Entry Name:: East Peckham War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Bush Road, East Peckham, Kent, TN12 5LH

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:: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Bush Road, East Peckham, Kent, TN12 5LH

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

County:: Kent
District:: Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
Parish:: East Peckham
National Grid Reference:: TQ6640949137

Summary

First World War memorial. Dates of the Second World War subsequently added.

Reasons for Designation

East Peckham War Memorial in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity, East Peckham 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 memorial.

Group value:

* with the adjoining Grade II-listed Church of the Holy Trinity.

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, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

East Peckham War Memorial was dedicated in 1922. The names of the fallen from the Second World War were subsequently added.

Details

First World War memorial. The names of the fallen from the Second World War were subsequently added.

MATERIALS: limestone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in front of the west end of the Church of the Holy Trinity. It consists of a wheel cross on a two-tier plinth set on a two-tier base. The front face of the cross and the shaft are decorated with carved Celtic knot-work designs. The incised inscription on the front face of the shaft reads TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT/ WAR/ 1914-1918. On the rear of the shaft an additional inscription reads AND/ OF THOSE/ WHO FELL/ IN THE WORLD/ WAR/ 1939-1945.

The names of the 47 fallen from the First World War are inscribed on the front face of the plinth and the 11 of the Second World War (with their rank) on the rear face.

Sources

Books and journals
Lawrence, Margaret (Author), The Life They Left Behind - Remembrance: The Holy Trinity War Memorial, East Peckham, Kent, (2012)
Websites
IWM War Memorials Register - 1494 - East Peckham WW1 and WW2, accessed 22 June 2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1494

Legal

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