Memorial

Southend-on-Sea

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Current Location

Southend Cliff Gardens, Clifftown Parade, Southend On Sea, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS1 1DL, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 87703 85179

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 22576
Description: Fine, very tall simple cenotaph set onto a low wall. The whole stands on an elevated platform reached by steps. In front is a rectangular lawn with the words 'Lest We Forget' picked out in white marble chips. On the 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock faces are two wreaths, with flags on the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock faces.
Inscription: (6 o'clock) MCM/ XIV/ +/ MCM/ XIX/ MCMXXXIX/ +/ MCMXLV/ OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ THE NAMES OF 1338 MEN OF/ SOUTHEND-ON-SEA/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF WHOM/ THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED BY GRATEFUL RESIDENTS/ ARE RECORDED UPON A TABLET/ PLACED IN THE REFECTORY AT/ PRITTLEWELL PRIORY/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (On later plaque) THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED TO/ THE MEN AND WOMEN OF SOUTHEND/ WHO HAVE SERVED THEIR COUNTRY/ IN ALL WARS AND CONFLICTS/ TO PRESERVE PEACE AND FREEDOM/ FOR ALL./ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ FUNDED BY SOUTHEND ON SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL/ ON BEHALF OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (SOUTHEND BRANCH)/ 1998

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): SIR EDWIN LUTYENS, Architect
Costs: £5521 15S 0D
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 2014: Cleaning and maintenance carried out by Southend on Sea Council.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

27 November 1921

LORD LAMBOURNE CVO

Dedicated

27 November 1921

Bishop of Chelmsford

Conservation

Custodian: SOUTHEND ON SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL