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    Memorial

    Margate - WW1

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    Current Location

    Trinity Memorial Gardens, Trinity Square, Margate, Thanet, Kent, CT9 1HR, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TR 35590 71135

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    © WMR-1518

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    1518
    Description
    A floriated Latin cross surmounting an octagonal plinth and base. The dedication is written in black lettering on each face of the base. The memorial stands on stone paving and stone paved approach with two flights of steps to the south-west The Second World War dedication is written on a curving wall behind the cross (WMR Ref: 28650).
    Inscription
    IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO DIED AND SUFFERED FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR EARNING/ PRAISE AND HONOUR THAT CAN NEVER DIE/ OF THOSE, TOO, WHO WERE DONE TO DEATH/ IN THIS TOWN AND A SIGN FOR ALL TIME/ OF THANKFULNESS TO ALMIGHTY GOD/ FOR THE SAFE HOMECOMING OF SO MANY/ OF THEIR FIGHTING MEN/ AND FOR THE DELIVERANCE OF THEIR TOWN FROM/ MANY PERILS FROM THE AIR AND FROM THE SEA/ THIS CROSS/ WAS RAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF MARGATE AD 1922/ DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    444
    Died
    444
    Information shown
    initials, surname
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    First World War - civilians
    Number Commemorated
    13
    Died
    13
    Maker(s)
    • Robert Dalby Reeve, Designer

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Rededicated

    1951

    UNKNOWN

    Unveiled

    05 November 1922

    LORD HARRIS

    Dedicated

    05 November 1922

    Bishop of Rochester

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 7200MM

    Width: 3000MM

    Depth: 3000MM


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1393910

    List entry name: War Memorials to World War I and World War II, and Surrounding Walls, Paving and Approach

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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    121012

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    • https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1393910?section=official-list-entry (accessed 10/10/2026)