Royal Canadian Engineers Memorial
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Location
| Street: | South Way |
| Town: | Newhaven |
| Parish: | Newhaven |
| Council: | Lewes District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN9 |
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| Object setting: | Garden |
| and in: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | War Memorial Garden, near to west side of swing bridge on South Way |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 149 |
| 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: | TQ440010 |
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Makers
| Name : | Unknown |
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General Information
| Unveiling date: | 17/08/1977 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Newhaven Town Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | A deltoid white / grey marble monolith set upon an octagonal base. The inscribed face (NE) is polished and all other sides are rough hewn. A flagpole flying the Canadian flag is set behind the memorial. |
| Inscription: | LEST WE FORGET TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPS OF ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE RAID ON DIEPPE FRANCE 19 AUGUST 1942 NEWHAVEN WAS AN EMBARCATION POINT The inscription is followed by a list of the fallen. |
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Classification
| Categories: | Military, Free Standing, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | World War II |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Monolith at base |
| Material: | White and grey granite |
| Width (cm): | 50 |
| Depth (cm): | 50 |
| Part 2: | Octagonal base |
| Material: | White and grey granite |
| Height (cm): | 30 |
| Width (cm): | 90 |
| Depth (cm): | 90 |
| Part 3: | Monolith at top |
| Material: | White and grey granite |
| Width (cm): | 100 |
| Depth (cm): | 15 |
| Part 4: | Monlith at highest point |
| Material: | White and grey granite |
| Height (cm): | 210 |
| Part 5: | Monolith at lowest point |
| Material: | White and grey granite |
| Height (cm): | 190 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 16/04/2007 |
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History
| Hard archive file: | No |
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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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