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KENNINGTON
GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
AND MEMORIAL SHELTER
Restoration Project
2008-2011 Updated 2013
Kennington Community Forum
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Map of Kennington, from Inclosure map 1861.
The Garden of Remembrance is shown as Lot 1
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Map of Kennington, 1872 (from OS 1:2500)
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An article from the Kennington Parish Magazine, November
1920, referring to the land that became the Garden of
Remembrance. The charity of the Lake Trustees, which also
owned the alms houses in Ulley Road, eventually became
part of the Kennington Parochial Charity
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Initial proposals for the Kennington Memorial
and Thanksgiving scheme, prior to a public
meeting at Kennington WI on 11th June 1946
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Proposals included a Community Centre on the Recreation
Ground, homes for ex-Servicemen, and a “Garden of Gratitude”.
Scheme B for a new sports ground was the most popular.
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Letter dated Jan 25 1950 from Mr Walter
Howard, Chairman of the Kennington Memorial
Committee, advising the Ashford Urban District
Council of a change to the plan. The proposal to
place a “Covered Seat” behind the First World
War Memorial is replaced by a proposal for
“perhaps 2 covered seats” in the current location
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Final plans submitted for planning consent.
Designed by R V Pearce of Ashford
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Final plans submitted for
planning consent.
Designed by R V Pearce of Ashford —
outline of Garden of Remembrance
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Letter from timber merchants
Frank Davis & Co who felled and cut
the oak for the Memorial Shelter frame
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Letter from Capt W F Howard to
Ashford Urban District Council, 5th May 1951,
confirming completion and “formally handing
over the future care and maintenance of the
Memorial”
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Letter from Ashford Urban District Council
of 7th May 1951 confirming they would
“arrange for the maintenance of the
Kennington War Memorial”
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The Memorial Shelter nearing
completion, 13th October 1950.
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Dedication of the Garden of
Remembrance, Remembrance
Sunday 1950. Mr Howard reading
the names of those commemorated.
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Dedication of the Garden of Remembrance,
Remembrance Sunday 1950. Lt-Col J Ellison
Macartney of the Queen Victoria Rifles untying a
yellow ribbon at the entrance to the Garden.
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Dedication of the G
arden of R
em
em
brance,
Rem
em
brance Sunday 1
95
0.
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The people of K
ennington w
ho lost their lives
in
the Second W
orld W
ar
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Following
completion
of Phase 1
restoration
November
2010
The 40-
tonne earth
bank at Ulley
Road
arriving
March 2011
Work is required to improve
drainage and pathways
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Balluster rails
in place
The bench seat
prior to fitting
Restoration Completed February 2012
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Outline plan for landscaping,
and some initial planting ideas
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Research
Documents incorporated in this collection have been
researched and contributed by many people
including:
Robin Britcher
Rosemary Plommer
Sheila Orgar
Chris Morley
And from sources including
Kent County Archives
Ashford Library
Ashford Borough Council
Kentish Express
Landmark Information Group Limited
Queen Victoria’s Rifles Regimental Association
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Funding
Kennington Community Forum is grateful to the many
individuals and organisations who have contributed to
the cost of this restoration, including:
English Heritage
War Memorials Trust
Kent County Council
Ashford Borough Council
Premier Foods Ltd
Coty UK Ltd
IBM On Demand Community
Waitrose Community Matters
Members of
Kennington Community Forum’s Core Group
And the many individuals who contributed through
the “Sponsor A Shingle” scheme and personal gifts.
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Planning application WE/4/50/18, 8th February 1950, for the
new location, “Green corner opposite Schools in Upper Vicarage
Road”. The description states “To convert and develop existing
open ground into Garden of remembrance with possibly 2
covered seats. When finished the AUDC to maintain.”
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Final planning application WE/4/50/18A, 13th
June 1950 with designs for the seat and layout
of the garden attached. The applicant’s interest
in the land is shown as “Prospective Tenancy”
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Kennington H
om
e G
uard 19
40
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Mem
bers of K
ennin
gton W
I pla
ntin
g roses to m
ark their
G
olden Jubile
e in
1
96
5
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“Rem
em
ber W
hen?” article from
K
entish Express 25
th O
ctober 200
7 and interview
w
ith
Mrs Rosem
ary Plom
mer w
hose father chaired the K
ennington M
em
orial C
om
mittee