Monument to Sir George Warrender
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Location
| Street: | Church Square |
| Town: | Rye |
| Parish: | Rye |
| Council: | Rother District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | TN31 7HF |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| and in: | Religious |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin, affixed to the north wall of the Clare Chapel |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 86 |
| Grid reference: | G3 |
| 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: | Lady Maud Warrender |
| Construction period: | c1917 |
| Installation date: | 1917 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Warrender family |
| Inscription: | A • M • D • G In pious memory of Vice Admiral Sir George War- render, Baronet, K.C.B. Died January 8th. 1917. This statue of S.George is placed by his wife Lady Maud Warrender. Similar plaque set into wall underneath: In loving memory of Sir Victor Warrender 1st.Lord Bruntisfield and 8th.Baronet, M.C. 1899 – 1993 Requiescat in pace |
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Classification
| Categories: | Religious, Funerary, Composite, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | Sculpture |
| Object type3: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Commemorative stone |
| Subject type1: | Mythological |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type2: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Whole monument |
| Material: | None |
| Height (cm): | 300 |
| Width (cm): | 80 |
| Depth (cm): | 30 |
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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: | Some of the paintwork crumbling away from the flag. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 09/05/2008 |
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History
| History: | Vice-Admiral Sir George John Scott Warrender of Lochend, 7th Baronet (31 July 1860 - 8 January 1917) was the son of Sir George Warrender of Lochend, 6th Baronet and Helen Purves-Hume-Campbell. He married Lady Ethel Maud Ashley-Cooper, daughter of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 8th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Harriet Augusta Anna Seymourina Chichester
He was commissioned in the Royal Navy and fought in the Zulu War in 1879, gaining the rank of Captain. He was awarded the K.C.B. and later K.C.V.O. Warrener subsequently fought in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. He succeeded to the title of 7th Baronet Warrender, of Lochend, on 13 June 1901. He was awarded a C.B. in 1902 and Aide-de-Camp to King Edward VII between 1907 and 1908. He was Commander in Chief of the East Indies Station 1907 – 1909, commander of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron 1910 – 1912 and Commander in Chief of the Devonport in 1916. Sir Victor Alexander George Anthony Warrender, 1st Baron Bruntisfield (23 Jun 1899 - 14 Jan 1993) was the son of Vice-Admiral Sir George John Scott Warrender of Lochend, 7th Baronet. and Lady Ethel Maud Ashley-Cooper.He married, firstly, Dorothy Rawson, daughter of Lt.-Col. Richard Hamilton Rawson and Lady Beatrice Anson (divorced 1945) and secondly, Tania Vjekoslava Kolin, daughter of Dr. Michael Kolin He was educated at Eton and gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards. He succeeded to the title of 8th Baronet Warrender, of Lochend on 8 January 1917. He was decorated with the Order of St. Stanislaus of Russia, the Order of the Star of Romania, the Order of St. Anne of Russia and the Military Cross. He was the Conservative M.P. for Grantham 1923 – 1942. He was created 1st Baron Bruntisfield, of Boroughmuir, in the City of Edinburgh on 9 March 1942. Unveiled 14 January 1920 by Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty who was presented with the Honorary Freedom of Rye on the same day. Lady Maud Warrender's ashes are deposited under a memorial stone in the same chapel. |
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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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