2013

TQ7668 : Chatham Naval Memorial silhouetted

taken 11 years ago, near to Brompton, Medway, England

Chatham Naval Memorial silhouetted
Chatham Naval Memorial silhouetted
Chatham Naval Memorial :: TQ7667

Chatham Naval Memorial is a large obelisk situated in Chatham. The memorial is now the main feature of The Great Line Heritage Park.
Chatham was a principal manning port of the Royal Navy during the First World War and thus was dedicated as the site of one of three memorials to sailors of the Royal Navy killed during the conflict but who have no grave.
The other memorials were situated at Portsmouth SZ6398 : Royal Navy War Memorial Link and Plymouth SX4753 : Plymouth Naval Memorial Link . The obelisks were designed by Sir Robert Lorimer and the one at Chatham originally contained 8,515 names.
It is made of Portland stone with bronze plaques in 1920. It has steps up to a plinth with inscription plaques, and projecting corners with reclining lions, beneath a stepped base to the obelisk, which has a stepped top to an elaborate finial with corner ships prows and bronze supports to a ball.
After the Second World War and its consequent loss of life, the decision was made to expand the three memorials and so the Chatham Naval Memorial was created from the 'Chatham Obelisk' and was given a surround designed by Sir Edward Maufe which contains 10,098 additional names from the later conflict. The surround is also made of Portland Stone, with bronze plaques. It has two pavilions; north and south which look out towards Chatham. Along the surround are 4 portland stone statues of sailors.

The Grade II listed. LinkExternal link and is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. In May 2016 it was upgraded to Grade I listed.

War Memorials

War memorials were mainly constructed after WWI to commemorate the troops who gave their lives in the war. Many were then updated after WWII. Some war memorials date back to the Boer War. Almost every town and village in Britain has a War Memorial. They take many forms, the commonest being an obelisk, a cross or statue of a soldier. Some commemorate the inhabitants of a place, some are for schools and others are for companies or Military groupings.
Many memorials are grade II listed, 61 are II* listed, LinkExternal link*_listed_war_memorials_in_England
& 12 are Grade I listed. LinkExternal link
A search for memorials can be carried out at LinkExternal link


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TQ7668, 530 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 26 January, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 9 April, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7632 6800 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:23.0195N 0:31.9465E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7633 6801
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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