Frankland Memorial
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Location
| Street: | Stanmer Park |
| Town: | Brighton |
| Parish: | Brighton |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN1 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | At the entrance to the Great Wood, visible to left of the road to Stanmer House |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 112 |
| Grid reference: | F6 |
| 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. | |
| OS Reference: | TQ338092 |
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Makers
| Name : | Unknown |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Lord Thomas and Lady Ann Pelham, 1st. Earl and Countess of Chichester |
| Installation date: | 06/1775 |
| Unveiling date: | 06/1775 ca. |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Listing date: | 02/11/1954 |
| Description: | Coade stone, triangular in plan, and Classical in style. The base carries a Latin inscription and is surmounted by a slightly concave column resting on 3 tortoises, all now headless; the column itself is composed, from the base upwards, of a rope moulding, concave fluting, a swelling pattern of palm leaves and then roundels in a rectangular panel on each face. Two of the roundels enclose Classical figures and the third an inscription; palmette frieze, egg-and-dart cornice, and fluted blocking course; the whole surmounted by a funerary urn. Visible from the road leading to Stanmer House. |
| Inscription: | TO THE MEMORY OF FREDERICK FRANKLAND E.S.O. MP. DIED MARCH THE 8TH 1768 AGED 73 THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS EVER AFFECTIONATE AND MOST TRULY GRATEFUL SON AND DAUGHTER THOMAS LORD PELHAM AND ANN HIS WIFE JUNE 1775 Inscription on base underneath plaque: HIC VITAM VIRTUS PIETASQUE (ORNAVIE?) ONESTAM JUSTA FIDE IN CHRISTO (PP ÆNUM?) DIGNUS (HAET?) TP |
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Classification
| Categories: | Sculptural, Free Standing, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Sculpture |
| Object type2: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Entire memorial |
| Material: | Coade Stone |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Fair |
| Risk assessment: | At risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Surface spalling, crumbling |
| Condition 2: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| Condition 3: | Bird Guano |
| Condition 4: | Corrosion, Deterioration |
| More details: | The surface condition is poor with pitting and erosion of the stonework. The Latin inscription on the base is very difficult to decipher. |
| Condition 2 of type: | Vandalism |
| Condition 1: | Structural damage |
| More details: | The heads of the tortoises have been broken off |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 16/04/2007 |
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History
| History: | Frederick Meinhardt Frankland (d. 8 March 1768) was the Governor of the Bank of England. He was the son of Sir Thomas Frankland, 2nd Baronet Frankland and Elizabeth Russell. His daughter, Ann Frankland (c.1735-5 March 1813), married Sir Thomas Pelham (1728-1805), 1st Earl of Chichester. As a result of her marriage, Ann Frankland became Baroness Pelham of Stanmer and later Countess of Chichester.
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| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
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Photographs
Date: 16/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 16/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 16/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 16/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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