Description

SOUTHBOROUGH

TQ 5742 NE War Memorial
1764/2/10001
08-NOV-00

II

War memorial. Built in 1921 to the memory of 207men of Southborough and High Brooms. Further tablets added later to commemorate thre 44 who died in the Second World War. Built by Messrs Wood and Wallis of Tunbridge Wells. Built of blue Forest of Dean stone. Comprises a Cross of Sacrifice about 15 feet in height on octagonal moulded shaft and large octagonal plinth having cornice with floral and foliate motifs. The names of the Fallen are inscribed on the eight faces of the plinth with additional tablets with the Fallen of the Second World war inscribed on tablets added to the moulded plinth. It stands upon three octagonal steps.

Listing NGR: TQ5761942932

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, 1 December 2016.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26539553

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record