Tomb of Sir Bernard Eckstein
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Location
| Street: | B2026 |
| Town: | Fairwarp |
| Parish: | Maresfield |
| Council: | Wealden District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN22 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Western section of churchyard, Christ Church. |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 34 |
| Grid reference: | G8 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
| Name : | Sir William Reid Dick |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1950 |
| Installation date: | 1950 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Christ Church, Fairwarp. |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A stone sarcophagus with a moulded cross on top. The north and south sides have sculptural relief panels depicting dancing winged cherubs. The west side of the tomb bears the Eckstein coat of arms. |
| Signatures: | No signature legible but Pevsner states that the relief panels are signed and dated by Reid Dick. |
| Inscription: | IN MEMORY OF SIR BERNARD ECKSTEIN BART. BORN 2ND NOVEMBER 1894 DIED 10TH MAY 1948 West side of tomb has the Eckstein coat of arms with motto IN VIRTUTE ROBOR. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Funerary, Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Object type2: | Relief |
| Object type3: | Building |
| Object subtype1: | Mausoleum |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
| Subject type2: | Pictorial |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Reliefs |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 55 |
| Width (cm): | 150 |
| Depth (cm): | 3 |
| Part 2: | Tomb |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 105 |
| Width (cm): | 100 |
| Depth (cm): | 225 |
| Part 3: | Base |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 15 |
| Width (cm): | 130 |
| Depth (cm): | 254 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Fair |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Bird guano |
| Condition 3: | Biological growth |
| More details: | Detail to tomb is fairly severely weather worn. Biological growth particularly to top. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | Many of the lead letters from the inscription are missing. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 21/12/2007 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
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