Memorials & monuments · London
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph — Grade II* listed building-listed memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
David Anstiss — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
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- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph is a Grade II* listed building-listed memorial in england-london, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1086395). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph is a First World War memorial dedicated to members of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and located in Maidstone in Kent, south-eastern England. Unveiled in 1921, the memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens following his design for the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London and is today a grade II* listed building.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph is a First World War memorial dedicated to members of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment and located in Maidstone in Kent, south-eastern England. Unveiled in 1921, the memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens following his design for the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London and is today a grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In the aftermath of the First World War and its unprecedented casualties, thousands of war memorials were built across Britain. Amongst the most prominent designers of memorials was the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, described by Historic England as "the leading English architect of his generation". Lutyens designed the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, which became the focus for the national Remembrance Sunday commemorations, as well as the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing—the largest British war memorial anywhere in the world—and the Stone of Remembrance which appears in all large Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries and in several of Lutyens' civic war memorials. The Queen's Own…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2771, 0.5204
- County
- Kent
- District
- Maidstone
- Parish
- Maidstone, unparished area
- Postcode
- ME14 1QN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Established
- 1921
- Official site
- museum.maidstone.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26227509 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph?
- Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph is in Kent, London, United Kingdom (postcode ME14 1QN), in the parish of Maidstone, unparished area.
- Is Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph a listed building?
- Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph free to visit?
- Yes, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph is free to enter.
- How do I get to Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Cenotaph?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ME14 1QN. It sits within the Maidstone and Malling parliamentary constituency.