Submarine Memorial
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Location
| Street: | Sullington Lane |
| Town: | Sullington |
| Parish: | Storrington and Sullington |
| Council: | Horsham District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH20 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Side gate to Churchyard of Parish Church of St. Mary |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 107 |
| Grid reference: | L8 |
| 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: | TQ098132 |
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Makers
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General Information
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Parish Church of St. Mary, Sullington |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Faces west. Wedge shaped base surmounted by a granite column with inscribed names. Topped by a wrought iron and glass lantern. Stone plaque affixed to the upper surface of the base. |
| Inscription: | ERECTED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THESE MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 18 BY THOSE THEY DIED TO SAVE LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE BEFORE MEN Inscribed into the column, black painted letters: PRIVATE DAVID CRAMP EAST KENT REGT. PRIVATE ERNEST KNOWLES R. SUSSEX REGT. DRIVER EDGAR TOWSE R.F.A. ALSO COMMANDER G.W.E. NAPER R.N. AND CREW OF SUBMARINE E.24. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Composite, Commemorative, Functional, Military |
| Object type1: | Street furniture |
| Object subtype1: | World War I |
| Object type2: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | World War I |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Lantern |
| Material: | Wrought iron and glass |
| Height (cm): | 70 |
| Width (cm): | 38 |
| Depth (cm): | 38 |
| Part 2: | Column |
| Material: | Granite |
| Height (cm): | 110 |
| Width (cm): | 38 |
| Depth (cm): | 38 |
| Part 3: | Base |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 45 |
| Width (cm): | 95 |
| Depth (cm): | 100 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Fair |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| Condition 2: | Metallic staining |
| More details: | Inscribed granite plaque to bas very weather worn making the inscription difficult to read. Metal staining to north side of column from screws. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
| Condition 2: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
| More details: | The glass in the lantern is broken with jagged pieces remaining inside the casing. Severe corrosion to all parts of lantern with one angle completely missing. Not operational. Lower part of column has some chips to stone. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 11/12/2007 |
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History
| History: | The submarine was an E class mine layer built by Vickers Ltd. At Barrow in Furness. She was launched on 9 January 1916. On 21 March 1916 she sailed from Harwich on a mine laying mission but was posted as lost at sea on 24 March 1916, both crew and submarine lost without trace. In 1973, a German recovery firm, Harms, discovered the wreck in forty metres of water about ten miles north west of Hegioland. The bodies of the 4 officers and 31 men were still on board. Damage to the bow and the open hatches suggested that the submarine had struck a mine whilst on the surface. The remains were buried in Ohlsdorf Cemetery with some artifacts of the submarine placed on show in Cuxhaven.
('Sussex Wartime Relics and Memorials: Wrecks, Relics and Memorials From Sussex At Wat 1939-1945') |
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References
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| Title: | 'Sussex Wartime Relics and Memorials: Wrecks, Relics and Memorials From Sussex At Wat 1939-1945' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Mace, Martin F. |
| Page: | 91-93 |
| Publisher: | Historic Military Press, Storrington |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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