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    Memorial

    Montreal Park Obelisk - Seven Years War

    Obelisk

    Source: Daryl Lucas

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    Current Location

    Stands in a private garden: the site was formerly part of the Montreal Park Estate owned by Lord Jeffrey Amherst., 81, Marlborough Crescent, Sevenoaks, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2HL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 51201 55062

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    54528
    Description
    A tapering, stone obelisk standing on a plinth: affixed to the latter are four marble tablets, one on each side, bearing the dedications and inscriptions. The whole stands on a raised stone platform.
    Inscription
    Tablet 1: Dedicated/ to that most able Statesman/ during whose Administration/ Cape Breton and Canada were conquered and from whose Influence/ the British Arms derived/ a Degree of Lustre/ unparallel'd in past Ages. Tablet 2: To commemorate/ the providential and happy meeting/ of three Brothers/ on this their Paternal Ground/ on the 25 January 1764/ after a six Years glorious War/ in which the three were successfully engaged/ in various Climes, Seasons & Services. Tablet 3: Louisbourg surrendered,/ and Six French Battalions/ Prisoners of War 26 July 1758/ Du Quesne taken possession of 24 November 1758/ Niagara surrendered 25 July 1759/ Ticonderoga taken possession of 26 July 1759/ Crown Point taken possession of 4 August 1759/ Quebec capitulated 18 September 1759 Tablet 4: Fort Levi surrendered 25 August 1760/ Ile au Noix abandoned 25 August 1760/ Montreal surrendered/ and with it all Canada, and/ Ten French Battalions layd/ down their Arms 8 September 1760./ St Johns Newfoundland/ retaken 18 September 1762.
    War
    Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
    Maintenance History
    2006: An application for a grant for repair work from the War Memorials Trust was granted.
    Custodian
    Montreal Park Residents Association

    Components

    Obelisk

    Made from: Stone - Kentish Ragstone


    Condition: Poor


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1119727

    Date first listed: 27-Apr-1998

    Plinth

    Made from: Stone - Kentish Ragstone


    Condition: Poor


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1119727

    Date first listed: 27-Apr-1998

    Base

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Poor


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1119727

    Date first listed: 27-Apr-1998

    Tablets

    Made from: Marble


    Condition: Poor


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1119727

    Date first listed: 27-Apr-1998

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    71068

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

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    • Historic England (includes images): https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1005157
    • War Memorials Online (includes images): https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/71068/
    • Kent County Council: https://webapps.kent.gov.uk/KCC.ExploringKentsPast.Web.Sites.Public/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MKE30696