Public art & sculpture · South East England
Dover Marine War Memorial
In or near Martin Mill.
Dover Marine War Memorial in England South East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dover Priory · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dover Marine War Memorial is a public sculpture in England South East, United Kingdom, dating from 1922. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dover Marine War Memorial stands in the old Dover Marine Station in the Western Docks, Dover, England. The port has effectively been closed for several years; it is currently used as a berthing station for cruise liners, and is only open when a liner is in dock.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The memorial was created in remembrance of South Eastern and Chatham Railway employees who served during World War I. The Railway had 5,222 individuals who served of whom 556 had died. Standing on a granite plinth is a group of four figures cast in bronze, a sailor, a soldier, a bugler to the rear and rising above and between them the winged "Victory", a woman, holding aloft the "torch of truth". The memorial also consists of a wall inscribed with the names of those who fell in World War I. Those remembered are the 556 men of the South Eastern and Chatham Railway killed in the Great War and 626 men of the Southern Railway who died fighting in World War II. The war memorial was unveiled on…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1133, 1.3158
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- Dover
- Postcode
- CT17 9TF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Established
- 1922
- Nearest railway station
- Dover Priory — 1.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5302507 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dover Marine War Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dover Marine War Memorial?
- Dover Marine War Memorial is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT17 9TF), in the parish of Dover.
- What is Dover Marine War Memorial?
- Dover Marine War Memorial in England South East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Dover Marine War Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Dover Priory, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT17 9TF.
- When was Dover Marine War Memorial built?
- Built or established in 1922.
- Is Dover Marine War Memorial a protected site?
- Yes — Dover Marine War Memorial is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Dover Marine War Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, Dover Marine War Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dover Marine War Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Dover Priory, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT17 9TF.