War Memorial
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Location
Street: | St. Catherines Road |
Town: | Littlehampton |
Parish: | Littlehampton |
Council: | Arun District Council |
County: | West Sussex |
Postcode: | BN17 |
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Object setting: | Garden |
Access is: | Public |
Location note: | Faces north onto the roundabout at the north side of Caffyn's Field |
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: | TQ020020 |
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Makers
Company/Group : | Messrs. Holland |
Role: | Stonemason |
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General Information
Commissioned by: | Public and corporate subscription |
Installation date: | 1921 |
Unveiling date: | 28/09/1921 |
Work is: | Extant |
Owner custodian: | Littlehampton Town Council |
Description: | Latin cross with square nimbus on embattled base. Mounted on a square pillar with inset name panels, on two stepped base with corner blocks. WWII names on additional bronze panels. Bronze sword of sacrifice on front face of cross. |
Inscription: | |
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Classification
Categories: | Military, Roadside / Wayside, Free Standing, Commemorative |
Object type1: | War memorial |
Object subtype1: | WWI and WWII |
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Object Parts
Part 1: | Shaft |
Material: | Stone with bronze sword |
Height (cm): | 400 |
Width (cm): | 130 |
Depth (cm): | 130 |
Part 2: | Base (including corner posts) |
Material: | Stone |
Height (cm): | 70 |
Width (cm): | 440 |
Depth (cm): | 440 |
Part 3: | Base of shaft |
Material: | Stone |
Height (cm): | 60 |
Width (cm): | 190 |
Depth (cm): | 190 |
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Object Condition
Overall condition: | Good |
Risk assessment: | No known risk |
Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
Condition 1: | Previous treatments |
More details: | Evidence of previous repairs to the shaft. Metal staining underneath the bronze plaques. |
Condition 2 of type: | Structural |
Condition 1: | Broken or missing parts |
More details: | Small chips to the corners at the base of the shaft. |
Date of on-site inspection: | 29/05/2008 |
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History
History: | Unveiled by General Lord Horne of Stirkoke, GCB, KCMG, ADC and dedicated by Rev. A. L. Coates (Vicar of Littlehampton and Rural Dean of Arundel) and Rev. E. W. Howes. |
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References
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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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