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Memorial

Herne Bay - Boer War

Clock Tower - from seaward side

Source: Copyright Susan Featherstone

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Current Location

Central Parade, Herne Bay, Canterbury, Kent, CT6 5JQ, England

OS Grid Reference

TR 17693 68412

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Clock or clock tower
WMR Reference Number: 61960
Description: A clock tower with clocks on four faces, originally built in 1836-37 but later converted to a war memorial. Doric and Corinthian columns support the middle and lower sections of the tower and the whole is set upon seven steps. The names are carved into a tablet set into the north, seaward side of the ground floor of the tower, beneath a portico. There is also a panel on the east side which states the original gift of the tower.
Inscription: East Side - THE GIFT OF/ MRS ANN THWAITES/ TO THIS TOWN/ 11 OCT AD.MDCCXXXVII. North Side - SOUTH AFRICA/ THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO/ COMMEMORATE THE SERVICES OF/ THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED FROM THIS/ DISTRICT FOR THE ABOVE WAR/ ROYAL EAST KENT MOUNTED RIFLES/ (Names)/ 1ST V.B. "THE BUFFS" E.K.R./ (Names)/ ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 36
Served: 36
Information shown: regiment, initial, surname
Order of names: regiment, surname
Additional Information: Commemorated 32 men at the time of the unveiling

History

Maker(s): LOCAL CRAFTSMAN, Architect
Costs: £4000
Sponsor Type: private

Ceremonies

Unveiled

9th September 1907

Lord Harris, Commanding Officer of the Royal East Kent Mounted Rifles and Honorary Colonel of the 1st V.B. The Buffs

Conservation

Components

Tower

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1085006

Clock

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Report a Concern

War Memorials Trust Reference Number: 175378

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Further Information

Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 14 September 1907 WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED AT HERNE BAY. CEREMONY PERFORMED BY LORD HARRIS.
Morning Post - Tuesday 10 September 1907 SOUTH AFRICAN WAR MEMORIAL.
Army and Navy Gazette - Saturday 14 September 1907
Kent Fallen Website http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF REPORTS/HERNE BAY BOER WAR.pdf
Listed Buildings Online http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1085006
Historic Environment Record TR 16 NE 1220