Only minor additions were made after WW2; the names of the dead from that war were not added.
KT1, Union Street, Memorial Gardens
This open space was created in 1826 as an overflow burial ground for All Saints Church, a very short distance to the west. When Kingston Cemetery was opened in 1855, burials here ceased and it was turned into a public garden.
In 2024 reported that plans to renovate this garden have been approved.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Kingston war memorial - WW2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Kingston war memorial - WW2
This bronze nude warrior is far more focussed on proudly raising a flaming cr...
The plaque is on the slanted top of the cylinder behind the hedge. Â On the top of the rather art nouveauy monument in front is a sun-dial...
Note that the arrangement of the names on the back has been well-designed: they are in alphabetical sequence and fit neatly onto the ston...
This WW1 memorial was destroyed by a WW2 bomb. There surely must be photos of it in situ but we've not found any. A stone seat was erect...
Designed by Thomas Archer this church was built in 1728, one of the Queen Anne churches. The church yard was designed by Fanny Wilkinson....
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