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Frapping anchor memorial

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Author: Anthony McIntosh
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Location

Street:West Parade
Town:Bexhill on Sea
Parish:Bexhill on Sea
Council:Rother District Council
County:East Sussex
Postcode:TN40
Location on Google Map
Object setting:Road or Wayside
Access is:Public
Location note:On the seafront between the De La Warr Pavilion and the junction with Park Road
In the AZ book:East Sussex
Page:145
Grid reference:J2
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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General Information

Commissioned by: Bexhill Town Council
Work is:Extant
Owner custodian:Bexhill Town Council
Object listing:Not listed
Description:Glass panel set into the road covering the site of an original frapping anchor from the early 1900s. Visible through the glass is a vivid green anchor on a red background. Above the anchor is a bronze plaque with information about the original user of the anchor point.
Inscription:FROM THIS BEACH SITE DURING THE YEARS :-
CIRCA – 1906 – 1960

A.G.Moore & Sons operated a fleet of commercial fishing and pleasure boats. Fish caught
daily provided the residents of Bexhill with food including the allied forces billeted around
Bexhill duringthe two world wars. Pleasure boating was a popular pastime for the many
holiday makers who visited the town in the years of peace during the summer months.

Below this plaque is the original Frapping-Anchor Point
by which the Fleet was hauled up onto the parade,
in bad weather including the family’ favourite
“THE NANCY”

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Classification

Categories:Roadside / Wayside, Functional, Composite, Commemorative
Object type1:Street furniture
Object type2:Marker
     Object subtype1:Indicator
Subject type1:Non-figurative

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Object Parts

Part 1:Cover plate
     Material:Glass and steel
     Width (cm):26
     Depth (cm):36
Part 2:Plaque
     Material:Bronze
     Width (cm):36.5
     Depth (cm):27

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Object Condition

Overall condition:Good
Risk assessment:No known risk
Date of on-site inspection:03/06/2008

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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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