Listed Building record TQ 76 NE 1186 - BOER WAR MEMORIAL ARCH, BROMPTON BARRACKS
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7642 6903 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ76NE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, MEDWAY, KENT |
Unitary Authority | MEDWAY |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ7669 SW GILLINGHAM PASLEY ROAD
(East Side), Brompton
3/27 Boer War Memorial Arch,
Brompton Barracks
GV II*
Memorial Arch. 1902 by Ingress Bell. Limestone ashlar. Classical Revival style. Triumphal arch has matching front and rear, the centre with round archway set forward, with attached Corinthian columns to the corners to an entablature inscribed with Royal engineer's Boer war engagements, dentiled cornice and parapet. Archway has a dentil impost band and coffered soffit with wreaths in the spandrels, and outer sections with lists of the dead, and relief panels showing notable RE actions. Part of an axially-planned group with the Barracks, Institute and Crimean War memorial arch (qqv).
Listing NGR: TQ7642869040
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
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- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2021 3:48PM