Tunbridge Wells War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 June 2011. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

Tunbridge Wells War Memorial

WRENN ID
standing-lancet-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Country
England
Date first listed
9 June 2011
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tunbridge Wells War Memorial is a stone structure featuring a bronze figure and plaques, located in front of the town's civic complex, which includes the town hall and the public library and museum. The memorial consists of a smooth-faced stone wall that is set back approximately 1.5 metres from the pavement edge, with returning wings. At the center of the wall is a raised plinth that supports a bronze figure of a soldier, who is fully equipped for combat, holding a rifle with a bayonet lowered across his body, with his helmet placed at his feet. The plinth bears the inscription in bronze letters: "OUR GORIOUS DEAD / 1914 - 1918 / HONOUR GRATITUDE / PRAISE / 1939 - 1945," with a carved relief of a laurel wreath below.

The wall is adorned with bronze plaques that list the Roll of Honour. Each of the flanking wings features a bronze lamp with a laurel garland carved beneath it.

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