Statue of Mike Hawthorn and Lofty England
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Location
| Street: | Claypit Lane |
| Town: | Goodwood |
| Parish: | Westhampnett |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO18 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Faces the pits area. Next to the Aeorclub. Goodwood Motor Circuit. |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 140 |
| Grid reference: | F2 |
| 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 : | David Annand |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | The England Hawthorn Memorial Trust |
| Construction period: | 2005 |
| Unveiling date: | 09/2005 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Goodwood Motor Circuit. |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Statue of Mike Hawthorn and his trainer Lofty England. The statue of Hawthorn holds a helmet in its left hand. The right hand of the England statue rests on Hawthorn's left shoulder and he holds the steering wheel from a Jaguar car in his left. The figures are depicted walking. |
| Inscription: | MAY THEIR NAME LIVE FOREVER David Annand Sculptor Base, east face, carved letters: Mike Hawthorn 1929 – 1959 ‘Lofty’ England 1911 – 1995 First British World Champion 1958 Jaguar Competition Manager 1949 – 56 Base, north face, carved letters: Supporters R Alcock, J Butterworth, Members of the J.D.C. XK Register E-type. Register, J.L.C, Jaguar Club of Denmark Base, west face, carved letters: Appeal Benefactors. Ron Lea, John Pearson, Nigel Webb. Benefactors: Jaguar Cars Ltd. Lucas Huni. Ole Sommer. Clive Brandon. The Earl of March. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Composite, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type2: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Statue with integral base |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Height (cm): | 210 |
| Width (cm): | 175 |
| Depth (cm): | 205 |
| Part 2: | Base |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 18 |
| Width (cm): | 150 |
| Depth (cm): | 230 |
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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: | Metallic staining on base from the bronze. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 13/02/2008 |
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History
| History: | Mike Hawthorn, driving a Ferrari, became Britain’s first Formula 1 World Champion in 1958. He was killed in his Jaguar Mark 1 saloon in an accident on Thursday 22 January 1959. The accident took place on the A31 near the A3 junction, at a place called Hog’s Back, between Farnham and Guildford. His car, going at high speed, lost control in severe crosswinds and hit a tree. He was buried on 28 January 1959 at West Street Cemetery in Farnham. Ironically, Hawthorn was already dying from kidney disease. He had retired from motor racing after his F1 win, upset by the loss of close friends such as Peter Collins. He had also previously been traumatised by the 1955 Le Mans race disaster where at least 80 spectators had been killed when Pierre Levagh’s Mercedes crashed into the crowd. Mercedes-Benz withdrew from all motor racing at the end of the 1955 season and did not return until 1987.
Paid for entirely by donations (approx £70,000 was collected). Jaguar cars donated a new x-type that was raffled over many events. The statue was unveiled at the 2005 Goodwood Revival. Dedicated by Lord March. |
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Photographs
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