Memorial

Tonbridge Memorial Garden

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Current Location

Between the High St and the River Medway (East side)., Memorial Gardens, River Walk, Tonbridge, Tonbridge And Malling, Kent, TN9 1ED, England

TQ 58864 46365

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Type of Memorial: Garden
WMR Reference Number: 63168
Description: Memorial garden with a flagstone path leading to a brick wall. The wall is comprised of five sections: two straight outer wing walls and three curving inner walls. All tablets are inset within the brick and the inscriptions are incised. The upper tablet within the centre wall is carved with a wreath in relief. The centre wall is surmounted by a stone ball and metal cross. The entire length of the wall is finished with a stepped capping stone. The wall remains the same but the garden has been re-landscaped and a sculpture added.Re-dedicated on 22nd September 2014.
Inscription: Pathway, tablet: YOU ARE IN A/ GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE/ TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IT IS DEDICATED TO YOUR/ CARE Wall, Centre, upper tablet: 1939/ 1945 Wall, Centre, lower tablet: OTHER CAMPAIGNS/ (Names) Wall, Far Left: 1914 - 1918/ (Names) Wall, Far Right: 1914 - 1918/ (Names) Wall, Inner Left: (Names) Wall, Inner Right: (Names) Wall, Inner Left, Centre and Inner Right, Capping stone: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE/ SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM