Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial
Orpington War Memorial

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A triangular column, which stands on a separate, shallow pentagonal base. The column tapers slightly to a small, pointed peak at the top. At each corner are short, square columns, which jut out from the main structure, surmounted by cast iron lion sculptures. Each side has the names of the fallen inscribed in the lower sections. The summit of the principal side, that faces into the roundabout (east), is engraved with the horse rampant (the Kent county symbol); the other sides have a simple cross.
Title

Orpington War Memorial

Date

1921

Medium

Portland stone & cast iron

Measurements

H 500 x W 137 x D 137 cm

Accession number

BR6_ML_S223

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Bromley London Borough Council

Custodian

Bromley London Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

28th August 1921

Listing date

24/04/07

Access

at all times

Inscription description

the principal elevation has the dedication which reads: 'Pro Patria / (Names) / in memory of the / men of Orpington / who laid down their / lives in the / Great War 1914-1918'; a separate dedication following the second unveiling in 1999 reads: 'The memorials containing the names of the fallen of / the Second World War and subsequent conflicts / were unveiled on Sunday 1st August 1999 by / the Lord Imbert, QPM, JP / Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Greater London'; on the side facing the high street (north) there is plaque: 'Orpington Urban District / to the memory of those in the / services and the residents of this / district who died in the World War / 1939-1945'

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