Memorial

Men of the Cinque Ports - WW1

Cross

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Current Location

At the junction with Lympne Hill., Shepway Cross, Aldington Road, Lympne, Shepway, Kent, CT21 4PN, England

OS Grid Reference

TR 12539 34993

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 72542
Description: Botonne cross with the crucified Christ, and The Virgin Mary and St John either side. It is set on a tapering shaft, octagonal plinth, four octagonal steps and a base. On the plinth are four tablets of the shields of the Cinque Ports, while the whole is surrounded by a low stone wall.
Inscription: ….. THE GLORY….. / ……………………….. / DEEDS OF THE ……………PORTS / THIS MEMORIAL WAS ……………. ON THE / ANCIENT SITE OF SHEPWAY CROSS …. / WILLIAM SEVENTH EARL BEAUCHAMP K G / LORD WARDEN AND ………………. PORTS / To the glory of God and in memory of the heroic deeds of the Cinque Ports. The right honourable Sir Robert Menzies, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, came to this ancient site on the 6th of August 1967 on his visit to Hythe.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Ceremonies

Unveiled

4 Aug 1923

William 7th Earl of Beauchamp and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Admiral

Dedicated

4 Aug 1923

The Archbishop of Canterbury- Randall Davidson

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1251489

Plinth

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1251489

Steps

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1251489

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Men of the Cinque Ports - WW1

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Men of the Cinque Ports - WW1

Current Location

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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