WITTERSHAM

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Reference WMO/135450

Address:

The Street

Wittersham

Tenterden

TN30 7EH

England

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Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Pillar/column
Materials:
  • Stone Portland stone
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The memorial in the south Kent village of Wittersham, near Tenterden, is a Portland stone sculpture of a crown on an orb, placed on a cushion. The whole stands on a pillar on a moulded plinth and a base. On the front of the plinth is carved a laurel wreath surrounding the dates 1914 – 1918, and on the back a similar wreath surrounding the inscription Lest We Forget. The dates 1939 and 1945 are carved either side of this. The names of the fallen inscribed around the other faces of the plinth. The memorial stands on a shallow step on an area paved with Wealden sandstone, around which is a flowerbed and lawn. It is sited beside the junction of the main through road and The Street, next to the village green and steps lead up it from the road. Designer: Sir George Frampton
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