Tilbury Clock Tower War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Thurrock local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 October 2020. Clock tower, memorial.
Tilbury Clock Tower War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- distant-rampart-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Thurrock
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 October 2020
- Type
- Clock tower, memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War clock tower memorial, with added names from Second World War, the Malaysian Emergency and the Falklands Conflict.
MATERIALS: painted limestone with bronze plaques.
DESCRIPTION: a tall square tower with Roman Ionic corner pilasters supporting a deep entablature, set on a low pedestal and crowned by a block with a round clock face on each side and a ball finial.
Inscribed into the front face of the pedestal is MAY JUSTICE MERCY & PEACE/ PREVAIL AMONG THE NATIONS. There are two further bronze plaques on the pedestal, the first of which reads FOR YOUR TOMORROW WE/ GAVE OUR TODAY. AT/ THE GOING DOWN OF THE/ SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. The second reads IN HONOURED MEMORY TO/ LOCAL SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ FREEDOM AND PEACE IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-18./ SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45./ MALAYA 1950 AND FALKLAND 1982.
The memorial is set within a paved area in front of the municipal buildings in Civic Square.
Detailed Attributes
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