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    Memorial

    Harbledown - WW1 and WW2

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    Current Location

    St Michael and All Angels Church, Old London Road, Harbledown, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 8NW, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TR 13204 58111

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    16391
    Description
    A rough-hewn Celtic cross surmounting a plinth and two-stepped base. The front of the plinth has been smoothed for the dedication. The whole is set on a grass mound reached by twelve stone steps and surrounded by an iron gate.
    Inscription
    Gate: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. PRO DEO ET PATRIA Cross: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN UNFADING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF HARBLEDOWN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY/ THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS// 1939 - 1945/ (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    27
    Died
    27
    Information shown
    Surname, forename.
    Order of names
    Surname.
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    10
    Died
    10
    Information shown
    Surname, forename.
    Order of names
    Surname.
    Maker(s)
    • MR A S POILE, Designer

    • Mr AK Sutton, Makers

    • Mr Fagg, Builder

    • Mr Lawrence, Makers

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    May 1920

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463079

    Date first listed: 7 May 2019

    Gate

    Made from: Wrought Iron


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463079

    Date first listed: 7 May 2019

    • Carter Postcard Collection
    • "Harbledown and Rough War Memorial, including steps and gate." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1463079. Accessed 19 August 2024.