Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1984. War memorial.
Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Medway
- Constituency
- Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 June 1984
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- TQ 764 694
- Coordinates
- 51.39687, 0.53488
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial to French prisoners of war, located approximately 25 metres south of the Church of St George in Gillingham, was built in 1869. It is designed in the Gothic Revival style and constructed from polychromatic limestone, red sandstone ashlar, granite, and marble.
The memorial features a stepped base leading to a square plinth with inscribed sides and a weathered top. Above this is an aedicule that includes a polychrome round arch with a pointed arched hood, set within a steep gable adorned with iron finials on foliate capitals and marble columns. A spirelet, finished with limestone and granite bands, culminates in a finial. Inside the memorial is a figure of a Napoleonic sailor.
This memorial commemorates French prisoners from the Napoleonic wars who died in prison hulks in Britain, particularly those buried on St Mary's Island, which is part of the former Dockyard. It is part of a complete early 20th-century naval barracks complex that includes the Captain's House, mess block, barracks on Pasley Road, and ancillary buildings.
Local climate
Memorial to French prisoners of war approximately 25 metres south of Church of St George sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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