The Dover Patrol Monument (War Memorial) and associated railed surround, steps and concrete posts

The Dover Patrol Monument, built in a stylized Egyptian manner between 1919 and 1921, is a war memorial designed by Sir Aston Webb, situated on the coast at Leathercoat Point near St Margaret's Bay, Kent. The monument is a roughly 25-meter-high obelisk constructed from ashlar stone blocks and topped with a pyramid. It stands on a tall stone plinth that flares out into a square base. On three sides of the plinth is an aedicular surround formed of ashlar, with two sides containing inscribed panels. A central, unframed inscription is on the fourth side. These inscriptions record the laying of the first stone by Prince Arthur of Connaught in November 1919, the dedication by the Prince of Wales in July 1921, and a general commemoration of the Dover Patrol.

The south-western side bears the inscription: "THIS STONE WAS LAID BY/ H.R.H. PRINCE ARTHUR OF CONNAUGHT, K.G./ 19TH NOVEMBER 1919/ AND THE MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY/ H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G./ 27TH JULY 1921.” The north-western side's unframed inscription reads: "THIS MONUMENT/TO THE/ DOVER PATROL/WAS ERECTED IN THE YEARS 1920 & 1921 BY/PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TOGETHER WITH THOSE /AT CAP BLANC NEZ, FRANCE/AND NEW YORK HARBOUR,/AMERICA./THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES SERVING THEIR KING/AND COUNTRY IN THE DOVER PATROL ARE RECORDED IN THE BOOK OF/REMEMBRANCE IN THE TOWN HALL, DOVER, A COPY OF WHICH IS KEPT /AT THE PARISH CHURCH, ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE./(DIGNITARIES NAMES)." The south-eastern side is inscribed: “TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVERLASTING/ REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE DOVER PATROL/ 1914 - 1919/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ MAY WE BE WORTHY OF THEIR SACRIFICE/ TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND MERCHANT NAVY/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SHIPS SAILING UPON THE WATERS OF THE DOVER STRAIT/ 1939 - 1946.”

Access to the monument is via steps, and it is surrounded by lawn enclosed by a rail attached to concrete posts. A large anchor and a cannon are placed at each corner within the railed area.