War Memorial
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Location
| Street: | Marina |
| Town: | Bexhill on Sea |
| Parish: | Bexhill on Sea |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN40 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the seafront at the bottom of Sea Road |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 145 |
| Grid reference: | K2 |
| 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: | TQ730070 |
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Makers
| Name : | Louis Frederick Roslyn |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Installation date: | 1920 |
| Unveiling date: | 12/12/1920 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Rother District Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A three-stepped base surmounted by a plinth and obelisk. There are inscribed panels on the sides of the plinth. A low brick wall surounds the memorial. |
| Iconographical description: | Affixed to the front of the monument, facing south, a female winged figure representing 'Victory', holding wreath aloft in left hand and lowered sword in right hand. |
| Signatures: | Bottom of statue, left hand side:
L.F. ROSLYN |
| Inscription: | IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BEXHILL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM 1939 - 1945 AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
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Classification
| Categories: | Military, Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Object type2: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | WWI and WWII |
| Object type3: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Subject type1: | Symbolic |
| Subject type2: | Allegorical |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type3: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sculpture |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Part 2: | Obelisk |
| Material: | Portland stone |
| Height (cm): | 850 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Metallic staining |
| More details: | Metal staining underneath the statue and the plaques. Some staining to the top of the obelisk. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 06/08/2007 |
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History
| History: | Unveiled by Brigadier General H. O'Donnell after whom the British Legion (Comrades) Club in London Road, Bexhill is named. He became President of the Bexhill Branch of the Legion on its formation in 1921 and was the first local organiser of Poppy Day.
('The Story of Bexhill'). |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Images of England: Bexhill on Sea' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Porter, Julian. |
| Publisher: | Tempus Publishing Ltd. Stroud. |
| Source 2 : | |
| Title: | 'The Story of Bexhill' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Bartley, L.J. |
| Publisher: | F.J. Parsons Ltd. Bexhill. |
| Source 3 : | |
| Title: | The Bexhill Chronicle |
| Type: | Newspaper |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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