Memorial

Maidstone Men - Cross

Memorial cross

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Current Location

Bishops Way, Maidstone, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6YE, England

TQ 76033 55428

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 32523
Description: STONE LANTERN CROSS WITH FIGURES DEPICTED IN THE LANTERN SECTION FOUR FIGURES DEPICTED IN THE LANTERN ARE A KNIGHT WITH SHIELD, VIRGIN AND CHILD, A KING AND A WARRIOR WITH SPEAR AND DRAWN SWORD
Inscription: THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED AND/ DEDICATED 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN PERPETUAL AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF MAINSTONE MEN/ WHO IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE EMPIRE/ "TRUE LOVE BY LIFE TRUE LOVE BY DEATH IS TRIED LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND WE FOR ENGLAND DIED"

Sponsor Type: private
Maintenance History: 2005: Applied for grant from The Wolfson Foundation and English Heritage

Cross

Height: 12000MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Poor