Westgate-on-Sea British Legion War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 2017. War memorial.
Westgate-on-Sea British Legion War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- pitched-pier-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Thanet
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich MP: Sir Roger Gale (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Westgate-on-Sea British Legion War Memorial, The Gardens, Sea Road, Kent, CT8 8QW
- OS grid reference
- TR 323 704
- Coordinates
- 51.38527, 1.33752
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Westgate-on-Sea War Memorial is situated in The Gardens, north of the junction of Sea Road and St Mildred’s Road. It features a large rough-hewn granite plinth topped with a plain Latin cross. The plinth rests on a low granite base, which is square in shape and surrounded by an iron railing supported by eight iron posts.
On the front face of the plinth, there are two plain panels. The upper panel displays the dedication "BRITISH LEGION/ 'LEST WE FORGET'/ 1914 – 1918." The lower panel lists the names of the fallen in alphabetical order across two columns.
In front of the plinth, a chamfered granite plaque affixed to the base commemorates those who lost their lives in the Second World War, stating: "IN MEMORY/ ALSO OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE 1939 – 1945 WAR THIS TABLET WAS/ ERECTED BY THE MAYOR ALDERMAN AND BURGESSES OF THE BOROUGH OF MARGATE/ A.D. 1951/ (NAMES)." To the right of the plinth, there is a similar granite plaque that reads "(NAME) 2003."
Local climate
Westgate-on-Sea British Legion War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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