Memorial

West Kingsdown WW1

Window

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

Tablet - inside on the south wall next to the WW2 tablet., St Edmund the King and Martyr Church, Fawkham Road, West Kingsdown, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 6AY, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 57985 63350

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Window
WMR Reference Number: 16439
Description: Stained glass window with dedicatory dark tablet. The tablet has a cross with a wreath at the top and a ribbon border.
Inscription: Tablet:- THE WEST WINDOW IN THIS / CHURCH IS ERECTED TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE UNDERMENTIONED / MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 // (names) // AWAITING THE RESURRECTION /

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 11
Died: 11
Information shown: Initials, surname,decorations
Order of names: Surname

History

Maker(s): REV A H R TEMSON ARIBA, Designer
Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Dedicated

20th March 1920

Bishop of Rochester

Unveiled

22nd March 1920

Bishop of Rochester

Conservation

Components

Tablet

Height: c500mm

Width: c400mm

Made from: Slate

Condition: Unknown

Window

Height: c3000mm

Width: c3000mm

Made from: Stained Glass

Condition: Unknown