War Memorial
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Location
| Street: | Hillside |
| Town: | Forest Row |
| Parish: | Forest Row |
| Council: | Wealden District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH18 |
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| Object setting: | Garden |
| and in: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Junction with London Road, on grassed area opposite the Freshfield Hall |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 11 |
| Grid reference: | L9/M9 |
| 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 : | Ernest George Gillick |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1920 |
| Installation date: | 1920 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Forest Row Parish Council |
| Description: | Faces west onto road |
| Signatures: | At the base of the north face of the shaft, signature:
E.G. GILLICK SC. 1920 |
| Inscription: | IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEN OF FOREST ROW WHO DIED FOR ENGLAND IN THE GREAT WARS |
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Classification
| Categories: | Military, Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | WWI and WWII |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Flat base |
| Material: | Stone slabs |
| Width (cm): | 350 |
| Depth (cm): | 350 |
| Part 2: | Sculptures & top |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 200 |
| Width (cm): | 85 |
| Depth (cm): | 85 |
| Part 3: | Base of obelisk |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 140 |
| Width (cm): | 100 |
| Depth (cm): | 100 |
| Part 4: | Shaft |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 255 |
| Width (cm): | 58 |
| Depth (cm): | 58 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Biological growth |
| More details: | Biological growth all over. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 08/06/2008 |
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History
| History: | 'Gillick was born in Bradford, England, in 1874. He studied at the Nottingham School of Art under Thomas Meldrum and in 1902 was awarded a travelling scholarship by the Municipal Council, Nottingham, to study at the Royal College of Art in London. There he was awarded a further travelling Scholarship to Italy. Gillick exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1904. In 1905 he married Mary Tutin, also an artist, who specialised in medallions.They were to collaborate on designs. Gillick gained some distinction as a sculptor of memorials, particularly during the 1920s and 1930s. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy up to 1951 and was awarded the Royal British Sculptors medal in 1935. The same year he was made an Associate of the Royal Academy. He died in London in 1951. As a sculptor Gillick is well known for his memorial works, however he also produced busts, statuettes, reliefs and decorative objects as well as medallion commissions. He was
in fact commissioned to design and produce the Royal Academy prize medal of 1936.' (http://www.christchurchartgallery.org.nz/Collection/Infosheets/69_557.pdf) |
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References
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Photographs
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