Faversham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Swale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 2014. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Faversham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- ragged-cobble-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swale
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A granite Celtic cross with a tapering shaft set on a tall tapering base. The cross sits on a square plinth on a two-stepped base with a flower holder placed in front. The cross face is enriched with relief decoration and floral bosses. The memorial is enclosed by later metal railings on a stone kerb, between granite piers.
The inscription on the base and flower holder reads:
IN / MEMORY OF OUR / GLORIOUS DEAD / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN / HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS / LEST WE FORGET
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.
Detailed Attributes
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