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

War memorial 1919-21 by Sir Aston Webb, in a stylised Egyptian manner on the coast at Leathercoat Point close to St Margaret's Bay, Kent.

The monument comprises a square section obelisk of ashlar stone blocks, approximately 25 metres in height, with a pyramidal top. It stands on a tall stone plinth which flares out onto a square base. Centrally placed on three sides of the plinth is an aedicular surround formed of ashlar blocks; two of these frame an inscribed panel. An unframed inscription is centrally placed on the fourth side of the monument. These record the laying of the first stone by the Duke of Connaught in 1919; its dedication by the Prince of Wales in 1921 and a general inscription to the Dover Patrol.

The south-western side is inscribed " 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 unframed side is inscribed " 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 of the monument 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

Subsidiary Features The monument is reached by steps. It is surrounded by lawn enclosed by a rail connected to concrete posts. There is one large anchor and a cannon placed at each corner inside the railed area.

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, 30 November 2016.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 4 May 2021 to reformat the text to current standards