Fred Hughes Commemorative Stone
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Location
| Street: | A29 / Bury Hill |
| Town: | Bury |
| Parish: | Bury and West Burton |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | RH20 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Along public footpath (West Sussex Literary Trail), nearest to end of cul-de-sac to the south of Hillside Nurseries |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 104 |
| Grid reference: | F7 |
| 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: | The family of Fred Hughes |
| Construction period: | c1978 |
| Installation date: | 1978 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Family of Fred Hughes |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | Faces north-east, a white and grey inscribed granite rectangular stone, set into a tree-lined bank along a public footpath and overlooking farmer’s fields. Adjacent to stone is a brick and stone built bench with an inscribed plaque. |
| Inscription: | THIS STONE WAS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF FRED HUGHES WHO WORKED THESE FIELDS AND LOVED THEM HE BUILT THE FARM YOU SEE AND NEVER WANTED ANY MORE ONLY TO BE FREE 1906 – 1978 IN LOVING MEMORY OF WINIFRED HUGHES HIS WIFE WHO YOU COULD PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND 1904 - 1989 Inscribed bronze plaque to upper part of bench: THIS SEAT WAS PLACED HERE FOR THE PLEASURE OF OTHERS BY IAN, JULIE, DAWN & CHARLES HUGHES MARCH 1994 SOUTHVIEW FARM, BURY |
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Classification
| Categories: | Funerary, Free Standing, Commemorative, Roadside / Wayside |
| Object type1: | Marker |
| Object subtype1: | Commemorative stone |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Commemorative stone |
| Material: | White and grey granite |
| Height (cm): | 60 |
| Width (cm): | 75 |
| Depth (cm): | 17 |
| Part 2: | Bench |
| Material: | Stone, brick and wood |
| Height (cm): | 110 |
| Width (cm): | 245 |
| Depth (cm): | 85 |
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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: | Inscription slightly weather-worn |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 09/09/2008 |
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History
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Hidden Sussex' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Swinfen, Warden and David Arscott |
| Page: | 144 |
| Publisher: | BBC Radio Sussex. Brighton. |
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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