Monument to Colonel John Body
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Location
| Street: | Pett Level Road |
| Town: | Pett Level |
| Parish: | Icklesham |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN36 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the sea wall overlooking the road, opposite the Memorial Ponds. |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 108 |
| Grid reference: | C5 |
| 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
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Rother District Council |
| Description: | A circular, low, concrete direction marker atop a four stepped concrete base that extends outwards along the sea wall on both sides. The stages of the base are inset with concrete slabs. The circular concrete direction marker is inset with small ceramic tiles each holding a separate letter of the inscription. |
| Inscription: | IN MEMORY OF COL JOHN BODY D.S.O. O.B.E. D.L. J.P. CHAIRMAN OF THE ROTHER AND JURY’S GUT CATCHMENT BOARD 1931-1945 Direction markers cut into small ceramic tiles on upper surface of concrete to: RYE WINCHESLEA BATTLE FAIRLIGHT DIEPPE BOULOGNE DUNGENESS DOVER |
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Classification
| Categories: | Roadside / Wayside, Functional, Free Standing, Composite, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Indicator |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Marker |
| Material: | Concrete set with rough aggregate |
| Height (cm): | 25 |
| Width (cm): | 115 |
| Depth (cm): | 115 |
| Part 2: | Stepped (4) base |
| Material: | Concrete set with rough aggregate |
| Height (cm): | 40 |
| Width (cm): | 1300 |
| Depth (cm): | 185 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| More details: | The ceramic tiles with impressed letters are slightly worn, particularly those on the upper part of the direction marker. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
| More details: | A galvanised steel pole in front of the monument suggests there may at one time have been an information board. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 09/05/2008 |
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History
| History: | Colonel John Body DSO OBE DL JP. unveiled the Tenterden War Memorial.
There is a stained glass window in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Wittersham, Kent dedicated to Body. The dedication set into the window reads: In loving remembrance of JOHN BODY of Wittersham Court who died 5th. December 1945 A man of Kent A planter in the windowsill has a plaque inscribed: A TRIBUTE OF LOYALTY AND AFFECTION FROM HIS OLD COMRADES OF THE 1/5TH BATTALION OF THE BUFFS FOR COLONEL JOHN BODY, D.S.O., O.B.E., T.D:D.L. WHO COMMANDED THE BATTALION WITH GREAT DISTINCTION IN MESOPOTAMIA 1916-1919 |
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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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