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Thomas Holl Memorial Stone

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Author: Gina Lelliott
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Location

Street:The Bourne
Town:Hastings
Parish:Hastings
Council:Hastings Borough Council
County:East Sussex
Postcode:TN34
Location on Google Map
Object setting:Garden
and in:Road or Wayside
Access is:Public
Location note:In low bushes, near to the junction of The Bourne and High Street.
In the AZ book:East Sussex
Page:128
Grid reference:A6
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 : Unknown

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General Information

Construction period:1995
Installation date:1995
Unveiling date:1995
Work is:Extant
Owner custodian:Hastings Borough Council
Object listing:Not listed
Description:Inscribed panel of pink and grey flecked granite set into a slab of rough hewn sandstone. Cut letters painted black. Set into a small planted area with dedicatory benches - stone is slightly hidden by bushes.
Inscription:Granite plaque affixed to upper surface of stone, black painted carved letters:

IN MEMORY OF THOMAS HOLL
5TH JULY 1902 TO 22ND NOVEMBER 1993
WHO RESIDED IN COLLIER ROAD
HASTINGS AND WHO BY HIS WILL PROVIDED
FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE OLD TOWN
WHICH HE DEARLY LOVED FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS TO ENJOY

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Classification

Categories:Roadside / Wayside, Commemorative
Object type1:Marker
     Object subtype1:Commemorative stone
Subject type1:Non-figurative

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Object Parts

Part 1:Plaque
     Material:Pink and grey flecked granite
     Height (cm):0.5
     Width (cm):17
     Depth (cm):12
Part 2:Base
     Material:Sandstone
     Height (cm):10
     Width (cm):37
     Depth (cm):39

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Object Condition

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

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History

History:There are also eight benches dedicated to Thomas Holl arranged around the planted area where the stone is located.
Hard archive file:Yes

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Photographs





Date: 07/03/2008
Author: Gina Lelliott
Copyright: Creative Commons




Date: 07/03/2008
Author: Gina Lelliott
Copyright: Creative Commons




Date: 07/03/2008
Author: Gina Lelliott
Copyright: Creative Commons

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