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    Memorial

    Chipstead

    Memorial Insitu

    Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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    Current Location

    The Good Shepherd Church, Homedean Road, Chipstead, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13 2HZ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 50041 55953

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    16145
    Description
    Latin Cross and orb set on an octagonal shaft and hexagonal plinth. The whole is set on three steps. Dedication and names on faces of the plinth.
    Inscription
    Front face: ROLL OF HONOUR/ IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE SERVICE OF/ KING AND COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918/ AND OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR OF/ 1939 - 1945 Back face: KOREAN WAR/ (Name)/ SONS OF THIS PLACE/ LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE/ ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST/ ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP Other faces: (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    28
    Died
    28
    Information shown
    surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    18
    Died
    18
    Information shown
    surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Order of names
    surname
    Additional Information
    Includes two members of the Home Guard, father and son, killed by enemy action in an air raid. Also three brothers, members of the Sevenoaks Rugby Club.
    War
    Korean War (1950-1953)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    surname, forename, rank, regiment
    Maker(s)
    • W. P. Banks of Dunton Green, Designer

    • W. P. Banks of Dunton Green, Builder

    Sponsor Type
    public
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    £1,400 to £1,500 with £100 for future upkeep

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    16 January 1921

    Countess Stanhope

    Dedicated

    16 January 1921

    Rev. R. H. Streatfield and attended by Canon Hall

    Unveiled

    6th November 1949

    Earl Stanhope

    Rededicated

    6th November 1949

    Rev. H. Norman Stevens (rector) assisted by Rev. Sherriff-Johnson, Minister of Bessels Green Baptist Church

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone - Kentish Ragstone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1468920

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a well-composed Latin cross monument which stands as a good example of its type for the period.

    Tablets

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1468920

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a well-composed Latin cross monument which stands as a good example of its type for the period.

    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1468920

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a well-composed Latin cross monument which stands as a good example of its type for the period.

    Steps

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1468920

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a well-composed Latin cross monument which stands as a good example of its type for the period.

    • Historic England - Chipstead War Memorial https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1468920?section=official-listing List Entry Number: 1468920
    • Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser - Friday 11 November 1949 Tributes at Chipstead
    • Local Publication/Booklet 189-201 / 1999 A History of the Parish of Chevening I. Watson. Chevening Parish History Group ISBN 0-9536242-0-X