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    Memorial

    Tonbridge School - WW1 Gate of Remembrance

    Gate

    Source: Susan Featherstone

    1/2

    Current Location

    Between the Chapel corridor and the Chapel vestibule. The gates and the figure of Christ are those which formed part of that (IWM 41396) damaged in the fire that destroyed the chapel on 17th September, 1988., Tonbridge School Chapel, High Street, Tonbridge, Tonbridge And Malling, Kent, TN9 1JP, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TQ 59044 47088

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    © WMR-63783

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    Type of Memorial
    Gate
    WMR Reference Number
    63783
    Description
    A double gate with a matrix of nine golden winged figures in each section. The central figure is a warrior and the eight surrounding figures are robed. The gate architrave is metal with a gold inscribed lintel above head height. The lintel is braced from the stone arch above. The centre of the lintel supports the figure of Christ descended from the Cross. The surrounding frame incorporates a candlestick holder with red piping on each side.
    Inscription
    IUSTORUM ANAMAE/ IN MANU DEI SUNT
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Sponsor Type
    private
    Maintenance History
    Tonbridge School Chapel was destroyed by fire on 17th September 1988. In the fire, the original Gate of Remembrance (IWM 41346), was damaged but the gates and the figure of Christ descended were salvaged and restored: the gates were set into the current, modern fixings.

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    20th October 1995

    Bishop of Rochester

    Custodian
    Tonbridge School

    Components

    Figure

    Height: 1500mm

    Width: 1000mm


    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    Gate

    Height: 2500mm

    Width: 3500mm


    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    Figures

    Height: 300mm

    Width: 150mm


    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    • Kent and Sussex Courier 1 / 23rd Sept 1988 "Blaze wrecks School Chapel"
    • Our website 41346 http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/show/conMemorial.41346/fromUkniwmSearch/1
    • Local Publication/Booklet 10-12, 30 / c1995 The Chapel of Saint Augustine - Tonbridge School