War Memorial
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Location
| Street: | The Street / Cow Lane |
| Town: | South Harting |
| Parish: | Harting |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | GU31 |
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| Object setting: | Outside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Churchyard of the |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 78 |
| Grid reference: | A4 |
| 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: | SU783193 |
| Previous location: | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel |
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Makers
| Name : | Eric Gill |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Rev. A.J. Reeves of South Harting |
| Construction period: | 5 August - 20 December 1920 |
| Installation date: | 1921 |
| Unveiling date: | 03/07/1921 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel |
| Description: | Tall obelisk on low square base with bas-relief carvings around the lower sides mounted on low base. the carvings depict to the south east, St. George, north east, St. Patrick, north west, St. Andrew, south west, St. David. Holds 35 names of those from South Harting who died in WWI. |
| Inscription: | AND THUS THEY DIED LEAVING THEIR DE- ATHS FOR AN EXAMPLE OF A NOBLE COURAGE AND A MEMORIAL OF VIRTUE NOT ONLY UNTO YOUNG MEN BUT UNTO ALL THEIR NATION II MACC.VI.3I |
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Classification
| Categories: | Military, Free Standing, Commemorative, Religious, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | World War I |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Object type3: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject type2: | Pictorial |
| Subject subtype1: | Group |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Obelisk |
| Material: | Portland stone |
| Height (cm): | 533 |
| Width (cm): | 53 |
| Depth (cm): | 53 |
| Part 2: | Base of obelisk |
| Material: | Portland stone |
| Height (cm): | 62 |
| Width (cm): | 120 |
| Depth (cm): | 120 |
| Part 3: | Base |
| Material: | Portland stone |
| Height (cm): | 20 |
| Width (cm): | 370 |
| Depth (cm): | 370 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Cracks, splits, breaks, holes |
| More details: | Cracks all over the base. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 02/04/2008 |
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History
| History: | ‘This is Job 708 in Gill’s ledgers and it was a commission in March 1919 from the Rev. A.J. Reeves of South Harting. Gill, along with Desmond Chute, made drawings for this memorial in March, July and August 1919 and then he did not return to it again until 11 June 1920, when he made a half-inch scale drawing of the cross for faculty purposes. Four days later he began to get the stone ready for carving. On 4 August he drew out the composition of the design onto the stone and began carving the following day. On 8 September his assistant Hilary Stratton began cutting away the backgrounds of the saints. On 14 September Gill visited South Harting to discuss the setting of the base and he also met the parish committee to discuss the cross in general. He worked on the reliefs of the four saints – Andrew, Patrick, George and David – during October, November and December. The four saints represent the patron saints of Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales. Gill worked on the monument for a total of thirty-four days, and the total cost of it was £450. The cross was dedicated on 3 July 1921 by the Venerable Archdeacon of Chichester.’
(Eric Gill: The Sculpture, A Catalogue Raisonne') |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Eric Gill: The Sculpture, A Catalogue Raisonne' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Collins, Judith |
| Page: | 115 |
| Publisher: | Herbert Press. London. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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