Memorials to the victims of the 1916 Faversham Munitions Explosion is a Grade II* listed building in the Swale local planning authority area, England. Memorial.
Memorials to the victims of the 1916 Faversham Munitions Explosion
- WRENN ID
- sheer-joist-tarn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Swale
- Country
- England
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorials to the victims of the 1916 Faversham Munitions Explosion are located in the central part of the cemetery. The mass grave is oriented approximately north-south, in line with the grid pattern walkways. It features a low enclosure made of granite kerbs, measuring about 10 meters by 50 meters. This enclosure includes regular low piers with caps and flights of steps at either end, which are flanked by urn-topped piers.
At the center of the grave stands a large free-standing Celtic cross, raised on a three-stepped base. The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the base reads: "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY 2ND. APRIL 1916. ‘FATHER IN THY GRACIOUS KEEPING LEAVE NOW THY SERVANTS SLEEPING.’" The names of the victims buried in this grave are leaded into the wall coping, while the names of those buried elsewhere are listed on a large free-standing stone, approximately 0.5 meters to the east, which is also included in the listing but not mapped.
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