Introduction

Begun as an academic exercise to explore how new architectural interventions into "At Risk" heritage sites might aid in their recovery, the Commonwealth War Memorial proposal has developed a life of it's own.

First mooted in 2006 the plan has evolved to the point where a planning application for the real thing is planned for early 2018.

All works pertaining to the Commonwealth War Memorial 2005 - April 2017 are entirely the intellectual property of craft:pegg ltd

All works pertaining to the Commonwealth War Memorial April 2017 - present are, through contract with WSP, the property of Dover District Council.

craft:pegg assigns no copyright or authorship to any other party.

In 2011 the project was selected to be exhibited in the first RIBA Open exhibition to showcase remarkable unbuilt projects. By this time the project had developed through two rounds of public consultation and committed support of Dover District Council.

by 2013 the Design was under serious consideration by the local authority and English Heritage. The design was reorientated but the 12 white stone retaining walls remained inscribed with all 1.7 million Commonwealth casualties from 1914-1945

the twelve formal terraces were paved and lawned. Each wall with a 3 metre high south face inscribed with the names of the fallen.

In March 2016 the Chancellor's office committed a grant of £500 000 from the LIBOR fund to initiate the memorial based on the 2013 plans.

The LIBOR funding permitted the recruitment of a full professional spectrum to join craft:pegg in taking the scheme through to a planning application in 2018.

In addition to those firms listed in the DDC statement, to the right, the team includes the expertise of:

Britton McGrath

The Canterbury Archaeological Trust

Currie & Brown

The Ecological Consultancy