Memorial
Lenham Cross
Lenham Cross
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Current Location
North of the Pilgrims way above Lenham, Lenham Cross, Pilgrims Way, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 2HA, England
OS Grid Reference
TQ 90582 52774
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 16335
- Description
- Chalk cross cut into hillside. The rough hewn dedicatory stone has been moved to outside Lenham Church (IWM ref. 41042).
- Inscription
- No inscription.
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Information shown
- No names recorded
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Information shown
- No names recorded
- Maintenance History
- c 1977: The dedicatory stones which were at the foot of the cross were moved to the north entrance of the church. This was to enable surviving relatives of the men named on the stones to continue to visit as they were getting too aged to climb up the hill. 1983: cross renovated with 40 tons of chalk.
Ceremonies
Unveiled
September 1922
Major General Sir A Lynden Bell KCB;
- Custodian
- Lenham Parish Council
Components
- Cross
Height: 188ft
Width: 60ft
Made from: Chalk
Condition: Good
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 152718
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