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    Memorial

    Hever - WW1 And WW2

    Inscription

    Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

    1/6

    Current Location

    St Peter's Church, Hever Road, Hever, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN8 7NH, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 47622 44859

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    54521
    Description
    Celtic cross on tall tapered shaft. This surmounts a two stepped plinth and an octagonal base. The wheel of the cross has foliate decoration.
    Inscription
    Front face plinth top step: TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918 Side faces plinth top step (Names) Front face plinth bottom step: 1939 - 1945 Side faces plinth bottom step: (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    9
    Died
    9
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    6
    Died
    6
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname,forename
    Maker(s)
    • A Burslem and Son, Mason

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    4 July 1920

    John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever

    Dedicated

    4 July 1920

    Reverend RC Lathom Browne

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1465085

    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 sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * it has an elegant design with a well-carved wheel-cross and shaft. Group value: * with the Church of St Peter (listed Grade I) and Hever Castle park and garden (registered Grade I).

    Plinth

    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1465085

    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 sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * it has an elegant design with a well-carved wheel-cross and shaft. Group value: * with the Church of St Peter (listed Grade I) and Hever Castle park and garden (registered Grade I).

    Base

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1465085

    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 sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * it has an elegant design with a well-carved wheel-cross and shaft. Group value: * with the Church of St Peter (listed Grade I) and Hever Castle park and garden (registered Grade I).

    • "Hever War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1465085. Accessed 4 August 2024.