War Memorial - St. George
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Location
| Street: | Grand Avenue |
| Town: | Hove |
| Parish: | Hove |
| Council: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN3 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Top of Grand Avenue, on an island in the middle of the road. |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 131 |
| Grid reference: | L7 |
| 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 : | Edwin Lutyens |
| Role: | Architect |
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General Information
| Construction period: | 1921 unveiled by Lord Leconfield, cost £1,537 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Brighton & Hove City Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Listing date: | 02/11/1992 |
| Description: | Bronze figure of St George on plinth, in armour, sword in right hand, shield in left; set on abacus of Tuscan column, dado and plinth, another plinth and three steps with bollards at the corners formed of chamfered blocks with domed tops. The dado is inscribed to the memory of the men and women of Hove who died in the First and Second World Wars. The dates of the First World War are given as 1914-1919, presumably to include those who had not yet been demobilised when they fell victims to the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1919. There were many convalescent homes for military personel in Hove. |
| Iconographical description: | In Christian hagiography Saint George (c275-281 – 23 April 303) was a soldier of the Roman Empire, from Anatolia, now modern day Turkey. He is venerated as a Christian martyr. He is associated with the story of George and the Dragon and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. He is said to have been beheaded at Lydda in Palestine and 23 April was named as Saint George's day in 1222. He is the patron Saint of England and is associated with bravery, honour and chivalry. |
| Inscription: | MCMXIV TO MCMXIX North face, bottom of plinth: 1914-19 1939-45 IN EVER GLORIOUS MEMORY OF HOVE CITIZENS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR AND WORLD WAR East face, bottom of column: MCMXXXIX TO MCMXLV South face, bottom of column: MCMXIV TO MCMXIX South face, bottom of plinth: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE West face, bottom of column: MCMXXXIX TO MCMXLV |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural, Military |
| Object type1: | Statue |
| Object type2: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | WWI and WWII |
| Object type3: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Column |
| Subject type1: | Portrait |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
| Subject type2: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Full-length |
| Subject type3: | Mythological |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Statue |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Height (cm): | 122 |
| Part 2: | Column |
| Material: | White granite |
| Height (cm): | 305 |
| Part 3: | Plinth |
| Material: | White granite |
| Height (cm): | 203 |
| Part 4: | Base |
| Material: | White granite |
| Width (cm): | 96.5 |
| Depth (cm): | 96.5 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 03/11/2005 |
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History
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
Further information: | |
| www.buildingopinions.com/Archive/H/hovewarmemorial.html | |
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Photographs
Date: 19/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 19/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 19/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 19/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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