War Memorial
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Location
| Street: | Station Road |
| Town: | Buxted |
| Parish: | Buxted |
| Council: | Wealden District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN22 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Inside Buxted Park, St Margaret the Queen Church, just inside the gate |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 53 |
| Grid reference: | L6 |
| 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 : | John Leopold Denman |
| Role: | Designer |
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General Information
| Work is: | Extant |
| Description: | Obelisk on stepped base. Top, narrow part of obelisk widens at top to include carved reliefs - west face of St. Margaret and two children; north face of St. George killing the gragon. |
| Inscription: | TO THE GLORY OF GOD & IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE FROM BUXTED CIVIL PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR FOR FREEDOM TRUTH, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS 1914 - 1910 '' Their name liveth '' LIKEWISE THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 South face: ST MARGARETS followed by the names of the fallen West face: HIGH HURSTWOOD followed by the names of the fallen East face: ST MARY'S followed by the names of the fallen Inscribed around the top of the base: North face: GREATER LOVE HATH NO West face: MAN THAN THIS THAT South face: A MAN LAY DOWN HIS East face: LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Religious, Military, Free Standing, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | War memorial |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Object type3: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Object type4: | Relief |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Subject type1: | Pictorial |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type2: | Mythological |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type3: | Figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Stepped octagonal base |
| Material: | ?limestone |
| Height (cm): | 25 |
| Width (cm): | 280 |
| Depth (cm): | 280 |
| Part 2: | Top section including carvings |
| Material: | None |
| Height (cm): | 250 |
| Width (cm): | 25 |
| Depth (cm): | 18 |
| Part 3: | Base of obelisk |
| Material: | None |
| Height (cm): | 115 |
| Width (cm): | 80 |
| Depth (cm): | 80 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Replaced parts |
| More details: | North face: replacement parts to stepped base and to base of obelisk. West face: replacement part to stepped base. South face: small chip to base of obelisk. East face: cracks to the stepped base where it joins small corner columns. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 06/07/2007 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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