HILDENBOROUGH CROSS

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Reference WMO/107634

Address:

Tonbridge Road

Hildenborough

Tonbridge

TN11 9HS

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Other cross
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Sited at junction with Noble Tree Road. The memorial benefited from a grant in 2008 from War Memorials Trust to assist with the re-carving of the lettering (see Links). A cross with a relief of Christ flanked by two angels in the centre. It stands on two-stepped base and is surrounded by a flowerbed. Designer: MR H BURKE-DOWNING 5TH OCTOBER 1920 FIRST WORLD WAR: Names on memorial: 37 SECOND WORLD WAR: Names on memorial: 16 WAR MEMORIAL - 'Home Words'; reported in November, 1920 'The unveiling and dedication of the Memorial Cross took place on Tuesday, 5th October, in the presence of a large gathering of the people of Hildenborough, in perfect summer weather - an event in the life of our village which will long be gratefully remembered. At the hour of Service, behind the Cross were the Choir; to the right of the Cross stood the Bishop and Vicar, with relatives and friends of the fallen with their offerings of flowers, to the left of the Cross was Colonel Cornwallis, supported by a large gathering of ex-service men. The colonel first spoke, and then unveiled the Cross, and the Bishop after dedicating it gave his address. The prayers were said by the Vicar, and the singing was led by the Choir. We all felt it was a glorious Service of remembrance and thanksgiving - another truth to unite us in this parish as one family - a sacred gift, safe from dishonour in the guardianship of us all.' The following is a description of the Cross; 'The Memorial, which is from the design of Mr H. Burke Downing, F.S.A., stands at the angle of the station and high road looking towards the Church, and takes the form of a wayside Cross - after the fashion of the Iron Cross. The shaft of the Cross rises from a heavy block of Clipsham stone resting on a broad stepped base, and in the Cross-head, which is some twenty feet above the road level, is sculptured in high relief the Figure of Our Lord on the Cross, with attendant figures of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. John. On the shaft is engraved, 'Lift up your hearts', and on the base stone, 'Remember the Comrades who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914-1919', and the prayer, 'Grant them, O Lord, eternal rest; let Light perpetual shine upon them.' The names of the fallen, thirty-seven in number, are described on the side panels of the base stone. The piece of land was given by Mrs Henry Hills, and is to be turfed, and a yew hedge planted at the back. The memorial is enclosed with oak posts and chains.' After the 1939-1945 World War the names of sixteen local men who gave their lives, were inscribed at the base of the memorial. The stone Cross weighs six-and-a-half tons and was hauled to its present position by Mr Fred Fermor, who was a contractor with a traction engine business. The Memorial belongs to a charity whose Trustee is the County Council.
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LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS REMEMBER THE COMRADES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19 GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE ON THEM 1939 – 45

Right hand side JENNER, H.J. PARKER, W. KEEN, A.E. PORTER, J.H. LUCAS, A. ROBINSON, C. MACKNEY, O. SKINNER, J. MARTIN, A. SMYTHE, F.C. MARTIN, E. STEWART, B. MARTIN, J. STREATER, A.A. MEADE, C. YOUNG, A. PAINTON JONES, E. YOUNG, D. Middle REMEMBER THE COMRADES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18 + GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE ON THEM Left AUSTEN, A.W.S. CARD, T.W. BAMBLETT, W.H. CHALLEN, W.A. BARDEN, B. CORKE.W. BARDEN, M. FULLER, H. BATCHELOR, H. GAINSFORD, A. BATCHELOR, S. GROOMBRIDGE, G. BOYS, J. HAINES, A.E. BROWN, F. HOUGHAM, B.W. BUSS, H. HUMPHREY, F.R. HUMPHREY, G.S. Bottom, left ABEL, R.J.F. MASCALL, A. CHAPMAN, R.W. PARIS, I.R.S. ELMORE, D. REES, W.H.C. FIELD, L.J.G. RUDD, N.R. Bottom Middle 1939-45 Bottom, Right SCOTT, E.I. VEITCH, S(?) SCOTT, N.S. WHETTON, C.F. SPENDER, E.H. WILLIAMS, H.E.W. TERRY, P. WINSER, T.E.

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