Memorial plaque
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Location
| Street: | Spitalfield Lane |
| Town: | Chichester |
| Parish: | Chichester |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO19 6SE |
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| Object setting: | Inside building |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | St. Richard's Hospital, first floor, looking onto the Roman Courtyard. |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 140 |
| Grid reference: | D5 |
| 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. | |
| Previous location: | West Sussex Hospital, Broyle Road, Chichester (closed 1994) |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1913 |
| Installation date: | 1913 |
| Unveiling date: | 02/08/1913 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | St. Richard's Hospital, Chichester |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Memorial plaque originally from the old West Sussex Hospital in Broyle Road, Chichester removed on its closure in 1994. The plaque is mounted on the wall and to the side are framed prints of King George V and Queen Mary, again taken from the old West Sussex Hospital. |
| Inscription: | ROYAL WEST SUSSEX HOSPITAL FOUNDED 1784 AS A DISPENSARY IN 1793 AS A HOSPITAL AND IN1826 AS THE CHICHESTER INFIRMARY, RECONSTRUCTED AND ENLARGED 1912 BY THE GENEROSITY OF MR. WILLIAM JAMES OF WEST DEAN PARK, AND OTHER RESIDENTS OF THE COUNTY, AS A MEMORIAL TO THE LATE KING EDWARD VII. THE EAST AND WEST BALCONIES WERE ERECTED BY THE PERSONAL FRIENDS OF THE LATE MR. WILLIAM JAMES AS A MEMORIAL TO HIM. THE HOSPITAL WAS REOPENED BY HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V. 2ND. AUGUST 1913. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Commemorative stone |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Plaque |
| Material: | White, grey flecked marble |
| Height (cm): | 90 |
| Width (cm): | 78 |
| Depth (cm): | 6 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 28/07/2008 |
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History
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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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