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Underriver Clock WWII
Town or City: Nr Sevenoaks
County: Kent
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1867
Value of grant: £750.00
Type of memorial: Non-Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2006
UKNIWM reference number: 48692
In the Parish of St Margaret's, Underriver near Sevenoaks the war memorial takes the form of a clock in the Church Tower. A dedicatory stone tablet near the Church records the details. It is dedicated to the Second World War.
The dial and hands of the clock had deteriorated and needed conservation. A project was undertaken to remove the dial and hands for cleaning and repair including re-gilding with 24 carat English gold leaf. War Memorials ontributed £750 towards the cost of the works.
The memorial was erected in 1948.
The photographs show the memorial on the clock tower and the face before and after work.
The dedicatory stone tablet reads:
We the people of Underriver have set up this clock
in memory of
who fell in the Second World War
Also in Thanksgiving to God for the safe return
of the others who served in his majesty's forces
and for the presservation of us all during the various
forms of aerial bombardment throughout the War.
Two enemy aircraft,
87 HE Bombs,
12 Oil Bombs,
9 Flying Bombs,
1 Land Mine
and many hundred incendiary bombs fell in
our Parish but no one was killed or seriusly injured.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1867
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 48692
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
