War Memorial
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Location
| Street: | St. Pancras Road |
| Town: | Chichester |
| Parish: | Chichester |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO19 |
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| Object setting: | Garden |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | In Litten Gardens |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 140 |
| Grid reference: | D6 |
| 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. | |
| OS Reference: | SU860040 |
| Previous location: | Eastgate Square (moved 1958) |
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Makers
| Name : | William Frederick Unsworth |
| Role: | Architect |
| Qualify: | and |
| Name : | Harry Inigo Triggs |
| Role: | Architect |
| Company/Group : | A. Sperriman |
| Role: | Stonemason |
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General Information
| Installation date: | 1921 |
| Unveiling date: | 20/07/1921 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Chichester City Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Stone cross with foliated ends surmounts stone plinth. Plinth has ornate extended stone cruciform base. Each of the four extensions of the cruciform base are surmounted by decorative stone conicles. Whole stands on stone base which bears sixteen stone panels. Panels are inscribed with names of the fallen from WWI. On the SE side on the central panel is the coat of arms of chichester above a dedicatory inscription. The structure sits on an octagonal two stepped base. The whole memorial stands on a mound, inside a low encircling wall, just inside which are four inscribed stones set into the floor with the names of the fallen from WWII. |
| Signatures: | Carved into the octagonal base, facing SE:
UNSWORTH & TRIGGS A. SPERRIMAN ARCHITECTS MASON PETERSFIELD |
| Inscription: | IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF CHICHESTER WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 1939 - 1945 Panels to either side and around the remainder of the middle section, hold the names of the fallen. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Military, Free Standing, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | WWI and WWII |
| Object type2: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Circular enclosing wall |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 22 |
| Width (cm): | 800 |
| Depth (cm): | 800 |
| Part 2: | Middle section |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 185 |
| Width (cm): | 230 |
| Depth (cm): | 230 |
| Part 3: | Stepped (2) octagonal base |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 60 |
| Width (cm): | 500 |
| Depth (cm): | 500 |
| Part 4: | Obelisk |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 350 |
| Width (cm): | 30 |
| Depth (cm): | 30 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Biological growth |
| Condition 2: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| More details: | Cracks and splits to low encircling wall. Light biological growth to whole structure. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 01/05/2007 |
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History
| History: | Unveiled 20 July 1921 by Field Marshal Sir William Robertson who was one of Field Marshal Douglas Haig's Senior Staff. Stood in Eastgate Square until 1958 when the names of WWII casualties were added and it was moved to Litten Gardens.
(‘Chichester; An Illustrated History’) |
| Hard archive file: | No |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | ‘Chichester; An Illustrated History’ |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Ken Green |
| Date: | 00/00/2002 |
| Publisher: | Bredon Books Ltd., Derby |
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Photographs
Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 01/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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