War Memorial
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Location
| Street: | South Street |
| Town: | Horsham |
| Parish: | Horsham |
| Council: | Horsham District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH12 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | In the centre of Carfax, a pedestrianised area. |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 25 |
| Grid reference: | N9 |
| 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: | TQ170310 |
| Previous location: | Other location in Carfax, moved 1993 when WWII names added |
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Makers
| Name : | Edwin Russell |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Name : | Alan Dawson |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Installation date: | 1921 |
| Unveiling date: | 19/11/1921 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Horsham District Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A four tiered obelisk with a runic design open cross at the top. A bronze downward facing sword is also attached to the face of the top of the obelisk. The memorial is set in a grassed, walled and railed 12 x 5 metre area. The tops of the railings depict poppies in various stages of bloom. Stone plaques set into the rear wall of the enclosed area bear the names of the fallen. The plaques are surmounted by scroll designs and an inscribed top-stone. On the outer aspect of the rear wall there are five bronze decorative roundels. |
| Iconographical description: | Roundels: the poppies symbolise remembrance in England, the cornflowers, remembrance in Europe. The three others represent life on land, water and in the air. |
| Inscription: | CELEBRATION OF LIFE Lower section of obelisk, facing west, bronze raised letters: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HORSHAM WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY North face, second section of obelisk, bronze raised letters: THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 South face, second section of obelisk, bronze raised letters: THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 On the top-stone, between the scrolls on the rear wall, large carved letters: IN PIAM MEMORIAM |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Military, Composite, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | WWI and WWII |
| Object type2: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Object type3: | Relief |
| Object type4: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Pictorial |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
| Subject type2: | Figurative |
| Subject type3: | Symbolic |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Lower section obelisk |
| Material: | Hoptonwood stone |
| Height (cm): | 65 |
| Width (cm): | 140 |
| Depth (cm): | 105 |
| Part 2: | Third section obelisk |
| Material: | Hoptonwood stone |
| Height (cm): | 24 |
| Width (cm): | 75 |
| Depth (cm): | 45 |
| Part 3: | Second section obelisk |
| Material: | Hoptonwood stone |
| Height (cm): | 40 |
| Width (cm): | 90 |
| Depth (cm): | 60 |
| Part 4: | Top section obelisk |
| Material: | Hoptonwood stone |
| Height (cm): | 280 |
| Width (cm): | 67 |
| Depth (cm): | 37 |
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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 to the stone underneath the sword point and the roundels. |
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History
| History: | Unveiled by Major General J.C. Young and dedicated by Rev. Morley Headlam.
Edwin Russell was responsible for the roundels and Alan Dawson designed and sculpted the railings. |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Memorials, Monuments and Modern Memorabilia of Horsham' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Salt, Dennis. |
| Publisher: | The Horsham Society. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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