War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Whitstable

Heritage listing

Details The parish memorial cross stands in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (Grade II*), close to the west end of the church and to the Wynn Ellis Mausoleum (Grade II). It takes the form of a tall lantern cross, in Portland stone. The lantern head is complex and ornate: a Latin cross with the figure of Christ crucified surmounts a domed octagonal lantern, pierced on four sides to allow a light to be lit inside the chamber. The four closed sides are decorated with carved shields bearing the IHS monogram. The lantern rises from a tapering, octagonal, shaft that stands on a square pedestal with scotia moulding and the Royal Arms carved in low relief on the front face. The pedestal stands on a three-stepped base, the lower step of which has a shallow overhang for the placement of floral tributes. The principal dedicatory inscription carved on the front faces of the two upper steps reads PEACE/ TO THE UNCONQUERED/ 1914 – 1918. 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, 10 August 2017. This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 8 March 2021 to correct a name

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.