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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 13 SW 38 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | Shepway Cross, Aldington Road, Lympne /Hythe |
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Summary
Summary from record TR 13 SW 58:
Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1923 to 1923
Summary from record TR 13 SW 51:
Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1923 to 1923
| Grid Reference: | TR 12540 34992 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13SW |
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| Parish: | LYMPNE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Modern - 1923 AD to 1923 AD)
Full description
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War Memorial erected in 1923 to the fallen of the Cinque Ports. (1)
Description from record TR 13 SW 58:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
The following item shall be added to the list:
TR 13 SW HYTHE SHEPWAY CROSS
6/131 II
War Memorial. Erected in 1923 to the fallen of the Cinque Ports. Perpendicular style. Ashlar Cross set on 4 step octagonal base. Octagonal tapering shaft surmounted by crucifix with Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary & Apostle John on one side and Virgin & Child on the other. Chamfered octagonal base with 4 shields of towns of the Cinque Ports. The monument is surrounded by a low stone rubble wall with angled corners. Foundation stone laid by William 7th Earl of Beauchamp and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports andAdmiral in 1923.
Listing NGR: TR1253934993
Description from record TR 13 SW 51:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
In the entry for;
TR 13 SW HYTHE SHEPWAY CROSS
6/131 II
The entry shall be amended to read;
TR 13 SW LYMPNE SHEPWAY CROSS
6/131 II
War Memorial. Erected in 1923 to the fallen of the Cinque Ports. Perpendicular style. Ashlar Cross set on 4 step octagonal base. Octagonal tapering shaft surmounted by crucifix with Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary arid Apostle John on one side and Virgin and Child on the other. Chamfered octagonal base with 4 shields of towns of the Cinque Ports. The monument is surrounded by a low stone rubble wall with angled corners. Foundation stone laid by William 7th Earl of Beauchamp and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Admiral in 1923.
Listing NGR: TR1555734372
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<1> Chris Blandford Associates, 1992, A259 Dymchurch to M20 (Junction 11) Stage 1 Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6769.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. |
| <1> | Unpublished document: Chris Blandford Associates. 1992. A259 Dymchurch to M20 (Junction 11) Stage 1 Heritage. |
