Rainham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Havering local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 2002. War memorial.
Rainham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- secret-kitchen-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Havering
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 2002
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
940/0/10046
BROADWAY Rainham War Memorial
25-MAR-02
GV II Rainham War Memorial
War Memorial clock tower. 1920 by Mr Vinton, builder. Red Belgian brick, Portland and cast stone dressings.
Hexagonal short tower with clock faces to three sides. Sloping base with names of war dead. Stone blocks inscribed 'LEST WE FORGET' at angles. Gauged arches to niche and doorway. Inscription panels on sides. Narrow pilasters at angles. Upper parapet with balustrade. The memorial is set within iron railings.
HISTORY: unveiled by Col. Whitmore, Lord Lieutenant of Essex, on 7th November 1920. This practical form of war memorial, prominently sited in front of the parish church, cost £60 to erect.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 16 February 2017.
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