Memorial

Swingfield - WW1 and WW2

Gate

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Current Location

St Peter's Church (redundant), The Street, Swingfield, Shepway, Kent, CT15 7HA, England

OS Grid Reference

TR 23290 43399

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 41168
Description: An oak lychgate with two dedicatory white marble tablets mounted on the inside. The dedication on each is written in lead lettering.
Inscription: THIS GATE/ WAS ERECTED/ TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918./ "LEST WE FORGET." 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 7
Died: 7
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of names: Surname.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: Surname, forename.
Order of names: Surname.

History

Maker(s): MR PILCHER, Builder
MR PILCHER, Architect
Maintenance History: 1956: REINFORCED CONCRETE SPURS PLACED BEHIND EACH OF THE LARGE POSTS 1997: EXACT COPY OF WOODEN GATES REPLACED BY LOCAL CRAFTSMAN 2000: THE CHURCH IS NOW CLOSED AND IS AT RISK OF VANDALISM

Ceremonies

Dedicated

13th November 1920

Bishop Suffragan of Dover

Conservation

Components

Lettering

Made from: Lead

Condition: Unknown

Tablets

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Unknown

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