Memorial Kent Volunteer Militia

"In 1799, King George III and Prime Minister William Pitt visited the estate to inspect around 3,000 assembled troops of the Kent Volunteers, a local militia trained to defend the county from a possible invasion by Napoleon of France. The Volunteers were raised from men of all walks of life and trained to fight the French if it became necessary and a Doric style temple was constructed to commemorate the occasion."

"Erected in 1801 by the Volunteers of Kent as a tribute of respect to the Earl of Romney, Lord Lieutenant."

Mote Park was also used by the British and American forces during WW1 and WW2 as a training ground. After WW2 the area returned to hosting the Kent County show and in 1949 Winston Churchill won a prize for best 'Cow in Calf'

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Source

• Text: Information Board/Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward