Monckton War Memorial in All Saints Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 2010. War memorial.
Monckton War Memorial in All Saints Churchyard
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 2010
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Monckton War Memorial in All Saints Churchyard, Mill Street, ME15 6YE
- OS grid reference
- TQ 760 554
- Coordinates
- 51.27083, 0.52214
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Monckton War Memorial, built in 1918, stands in the churchyard of All Saints Church in Monckton. Constructed from Portland stone, it is a tall octagonal shaft topped with an ornate cross featuring elaborate tracery and carved terminals. Below the cross is a hexagonal moulded collar, and below this are four figures mounted on projecting plinths: a knight with a shield, a king, a warrior with a spear, and a Madonna and Child. The shaft rests on an octagonal plinth, which in turn sits on a three-step octagonal base. An inscription in Gothic script runs around the base, reading: "THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED AND/ DEDICATED 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN PERPETUAL AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF MAIDSTONE MEN/ WHO IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE EMPIRE/ 'TRUE LOVE BY LIFE TRUE LOVE BY DEATH IS TRIED LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND WE FOR ENGLAND DIED'.”
The memorial, erected by a prominent local family – likely Herbert Monckton, former Town Clerk of Maidstone – is a private memorial, uncommon for its time, commemorating the citizens of Maidstone who died in World War I. It features an inscription but does not list individual names. The designer is currently unknown, but the memorial was dedicated by Archbishop Randall Davidson. Its prominent setting in the churchyard, visible from Mill Street, contributes to its significance. The memorial possesses group value alongside the Grade I listed All Saints Church and serves as an eloquent reminder of the tragic impact of war on the local community.
Local climate
Monckton War Memorial in All Saints Churchyard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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