Rainham war memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Rainham war memorial
- WRENN ID
- odd-casement-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Medway
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rainham war memorial is a Grade II listed structure, erected in 1920. It is made of Cornish granite and takes the form of a Celtic cross, which is mounted on a tall tapering plinth that sits on a shallow base, all set on stepped paving.
The front of the shaft and the cross feature intricate designs of intertwined foliage and circular motifs, accompanied by an inscription that reads: "THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED BY THE/ INHABITANTS OF RAINHAM IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE GALLANT MEN FROM/ THIS PARISH WHO IN THE GREAT WAR/ OF 1914-1919 GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD/ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP/ 'HE WILL SWALLOW UP DEATH IN VICTORY'/ ISAIAH XXV.8/ (Names)."
The sides and rear of the memorial are crafted from tooled granite, while the plinth is inscribed with the names of the 99 individuals who lost their lives.
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