Nackington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 2017. War memorial.

Nackington War Memorial

WRENN ID
mired-corbel-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Canterbury
Country
England
Date first listed
10 July 2017
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial. Erected in 1920.

MATERIALS: carved from granite.

DESCRIPTION: Nackington War Memorial comprises a granite wheel-head cross with celtic interlace relief carving on the cross arms and a boss to the centre. The cross sits on a squared tapering shaft and plinth and three rectangular steps. The memorial is set within a small roadside garden on Nackington Road at the junction with Church Lane.

The cross shaft is inscribed: OUR / GLORIOUS / DEAD. The plinth is inscribed with a list of names, together with the regiment or branch of service of the deceased. The top step is inscribed THESE MEN OF NACKINGTON GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR 1914-1918.

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