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Grade II* listed · Historic England
Listed 2010
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1393854
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Grade II* listed building · Historic England

Folkestone War Memorial

Listed Grade II* since 201016 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings
MMemorialsCAFolkestone conservation area2010Listed
DirectionsOfficial list entry ↗
About

About Folkestone War Memorial

Folkestone War Memorial is one of 7 Grade II* listed buildings in Folkestone and about 22,127 in England. It was listed on 24 June 2010. It stands in the Folkestone conservation area, designated in 1972. Within 400 metres are 57 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1393854↗

Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 3 listed buildings in about 10 minutes

Folkestone · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Folkestone War MemorialStart here
  2. 2The Leas Lift, including waiting rooms, pump room, lower station tanks, track, cars, wheel houses, tank room, upper station tunnel and railingsGrade II* · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3The Parish Church of St Mary and St EanswytheGrade II* · 0.2 mi on
Farther afield
Church of the Holy TrinityGrade II*0.5miSpade HouseGrade II*1.2miSandgate CastleGrade I1.4miChurch of St Martin, CheritonGrade I2.4miChurch of St NicholasGrade II*3mi
Around it

10 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

IIFolkestone Memorial Cairn29 mII1 and 2, Albion Villas65 mII3 and 4, Albion Villas88 mII*The Leas Lift, including waiting rooms, pump room, lower station tanks, track, cars, wheel houses, tank room, upper station tunnel and railings103 mII5 and 6, Albion Villas115 mIIFormer Gas Showroom122 mIILloyds Bank124 mII3 Bollards to South of Parish Church141 mII1-14, Marine Crescent142 mIIThe Leas Club145 m
More like it

Grade I and II* memorials near Folkestone

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

People of Dover war memorialDover · 7 mi away
Hubert FountainAshford · 14 mi away
County of Kent War Memorial CrossCanterbury · 14 mi away
Mausoleum of Sir Moses and Lady Judith MontefioreRamsgate · 21 mi away

Questions about Folkestone War Memorial

Is Folkestone War Memorial listed?

Yes. Folkestone War Memorial is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1393854), first listed on 24 June 2010.

Can you visit Folkestone War Memorial?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is Folkestone War Memorial in a conservation area?

Yes, the Folkestone conservation area, designated in 1972.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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