War Memorial
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Location
| Street: | High Street |
| Town: | Lewes |
| Parish: | Lewes |
| Council: | Lewes District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN7 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Junction of High Street with Market Street |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 115 |
| Grid reference: | K5 |
| 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: | TQ4110 |
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Makers
| Name : | Vernon March |
| Role: | Sculptor |
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General Information
| Unveiling date: | 06/09/1922 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Lewes Town Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Listing date: | 29/10/1985 |
| Description: | Tall, square stone cenotaph on low, wide plinth, with cornice, topped by a winged female figure with wreath on a globe. Low stone piers on each side with oval shields carrying the names of the fallen, held by one winged female figure to the east and one to the west. |
| Signatures: | VERNON MARCH Sc. |
| Inscription: | LIBERTY On the shield held by winged figure: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LEWES WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND FOR MANKIND IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 On the obelisk: ''THIS WAS THEIR FINEST HOUR'' On the obelisk: LIKEWISE REMEMBER THOSE OF THIS TOWN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945 |
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Classification
| Categories: | Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural, Military |
| Object type1: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Object type2: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | WWI and WWII |
| Object type3: | Statue |
| Object type4: | Sculpture |
| Subject type1: | Symbolic |
| Subject type2: | Allegorical |
| Subject subtype1: | Full-length |
| Subject type3: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Shields |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Part 2: | Memorial |
| Material: | Portland stone |
| Part 3: | Figure |
| Material: | Bronze |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Structural |
| Condition 1: | Replaced parts |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 22/05/2007 |
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History
| History: | The Memorial was dedicated to the fallen of WWI on 6 September 1922. Following WWII, the Borough Council invited the public to send in names of the fallen so that they could be added. By 21 July 1950, only 42 names had been received. In the circumstances, a small laque was added commemorating those who died in WWII. Churchill's 'Finest Hour' speech quotes were added to the shaft. In 1977, the Town Council once again considered the matter and Rev. John Hopgood MA and Clr. Dr. Graham Mayhew JP undertook research to collect the names of the town's WWII dead – 126 names were inscribed on two panels on the north and south faces. The Memorial was re-dedicated on Sunday 1 March 1981 in presence of over 100 relatives and representatives from the armed forces.
('Lewes at War 1939-1945') |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Lewes at War 1939 - 1945' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Elliston, R.A. |
| Edition: | Revised |
| Date: | 00/00/1999 |
| Page: | 195 |
| Publisher: | S.B. Publications. Seaford.. |
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Photographs
Date: 22/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 22/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 22/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 22/05/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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