Fawkham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 2020. War memorial.
Fawkham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- tenth-rampart-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 2020
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Cornish granite, York stone, lead.
DESCRIPTION: Fawkham War Memorial is located on the village green overlooking Valley Road.
It consists of a rough-hewn Cornish granite Latin cross rising from a tapering plinth set on a York stone square base. The inscriptions are in raised lead lettering.
The east face of the plinth is inset and bears the inscription: THIS CROSS/ IS PLACED HERE IN ORDER/ THAT WE MAY NEVER FORGET/ (7 NAMES)/ OF THIS PARISH, WHO DIED/ FOR OUR COUNTRY 1914 – 18. An inset square panel has been carved on the same face at the base of the cross; this bears the inscription: 1939 – 45/ (1 NAME).
The memorial is surrounded by a floral border enclosed within concrete post and chain fencing.
Detailed Attributes
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