One of the parks and green spaces protected by Fields in Trust in perpetuity. Because once they are gone, they are gone forever
Protection Type Centenary Fields
Hectares
February 2017 Protected since
Herne Bay Memorial Park is located centrally within the town and includes facilities for football, tennis and bowls as well as a play area, formal gardens and a large boati...
Herne Bay Memorial Park is located centrally within the town and includes facilities for football, tennis and bowls as well as a play area, formal gardens and a large boating lake.
The park was established following the end of World War I on land which was marshy and undeveloped. Following the armistice in 1918 a local committee met and proposed a new park for Herne Bay to commemorate the men that had lost their lives in World War I. A front page announcement in the local press at the time stated: "It is proposed that the War Memorial at Herne Bay should take the form of a public park in which will be erected a cenotaph recording the names of the men of the town who gave their lives for their country in the Great War".
The memorial is a red sandstone pillar on a three-stepped base and was unveiled by General Sir Charles Warren on 11th November 1922, listing names of 211 people who fell in World War I plus those from subsequent conflicts.
For enquiries about this site, any issues, pitch bookings or maintenance please contact the managing organisation:
Managing organisation Canterbury City Council
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