Micheldene Obelisk
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Location
| Street: | Birling Gap Road |
| Town: | East Dean |
| Parish: | East Dean & Friston |
| Council: | Wealden District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN20 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Next to the Sussex Downs Way on top of Went Hill |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 158 |
| 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. | |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | W.A. Robertson |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | The National Trust |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A concrete obelisk in three sections set on a concrete base. The obelisk is situated facing south on the top of the Seven Sisters on Went Hill. On the south side, top section, is attached a metal plaque with raised letters. The whole structure is set on a circular chalk filled area. |
| Inscription: | MICHELDENE WAS BEQUEATHED TO THE NATIONAL TRUST BY WA ROBERTSON IN MEMORY OF HIS BROTHERS NORMAN CAIRNS ROBERTSON CAPTN 2ND BATT. HAMPSHIRE REGT WHO DIED 20TH JUNE 1917 AT HANOVER GERMANY AND OF LAURANCE GRANT ROBERTSON 2ND LIEUT 2ND BATTALION KINGS OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE DURING THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME IN OR NEAR DELVILLE WOOD 30TH JULY 1916 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Commemorative, Military |
| Object type1: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Top tapered section of obelisk |
| Material: | Concrete with course aggregate |
| Height (cm): | 150 |
| Width (cm): | 55 |
| Depth (cm): | 45 |
| Part 2: | Mid section of obelisk |
| Material: | Concrete with course aggregate |
| Height (cm): | 80 |
| Width (cm): | 72 |
| Depth (cm): | 62 |
| Part 3: | Base of obelisk |
| Material: | Concrete with course aggregate |
| Height (cm): | 28 |
| Width (cm): | 97 |
| Depth (cm): | 88 |
| Part 4: | Base |
| Material: | Concrete with course aggregate |
| Height (cm): | 20 |
| Width (cm): | 65 |
| Depth (cm): | 60 |
| Part 5: | Plaque, tapering |
| Material: | ? Galvanised steel |
| Height (cm): | 76 |
| Width (cm): | 40 |
| Depth (cm): | 1 |
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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: | Surface spalling, crumbling |
| Condition 3: | Metallic staining |
| More details: | Biological growth to top section of obelisk. The edges of the concrete base are crumbling on all sides. Some wearing and staining to the metal plaque. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| More details: | NW corner of the middle section, fairly large corner broken off. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 06/11/2007 |
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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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