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Royal East Kent Yeomanry War Memorial and Associated Horse Trough

A Grade II Listed Building in Canterbury, Kent

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Latitude: 51.2788 / 51°16'43"N

Longitude: 1.0801 / 1°4'48"E

OS Eastings: 614910

OS Northings: 157801

OS Grid: TR149578

Mapcode National: GBR TY2.PXF

Mapcode Global: VHLGM.N4V0

Plus Code: 9F3373HJ+G2

Entry Name: Royal East Kent Yeomanry War Memorial and Associated Horse Trough

Listing Date: 15 June 2006

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1391680

English Heritage Legacy ID: 494888

Also known as: Royal East Kent Yeomanry Memorial, Canterbury

ID on this website: 101391680

Location: Canterbury, Kent, CT1

County: Kent

District: Canterbury

Electoral Ward/Division: Westgate

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Canterbury

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Tagged with: War memorial Abreuvoir Memorial

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Description


856/0/10012 HIGH STREET
15-JUN-06 Royal East Kent Yeomanry War Memorial
and associated Horse Trough

II
War memorial and associated horse trough. Dedicated in 1922. Designed by Bradley Dyne.

DESCRIPTION: Portland stone column decorated with wreathed medallions on two sides bearing the regimental insignia and motto, surmounted by a coronet; below the wreaths are single broken spurs. The column is topped by an urn, and stands on a plinth on all four sides of which are stone plaques bearing inscriptions. That facing the road reads 'TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE ROYAL EAST KENT YEOMANRY', beneath which has been added 'AND KENT YEOMANRY'. At the back are simply the words 'SOUTH AFRICA 1900-1901'. Of the remaining two, one lists the campaigns in which the regiment took part in the Great War, and the other reads 'ROYAL EAST KENT YEOMANRY RAISED 1794 DISBANDED 1921'. The whole is set on a two tier square stone base.

Horse trough of granite with moulded top, an inscription, and set on feet and on a plinth.

HISTORY: The memorial was unveiled on the 15th Oct 1922, a year after the regiment was disbanded. It was dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury. An associated horse trough commemorates the horses of the regiment.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: War memorials qualify for listing because of their strong historical and cultural significance in both a local and a national context. This attractive example, set in a prominent position in the High Street and commemorating a recently disbanded local regiment, fully meets the criteria for listing. The adjacent horse trough commemmorating horses of the regiment is also of special interes, and a rare memorial to animals killed in war.


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, 30 November 2016

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