War 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 : | C.T. Hooper |
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General Information
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Newhaven Town Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | An obelisk set on a two-stepped stone base. The middle section of the obelisk has red granite tablets set into the stone that are inscribed. The base of the obelisk, facing east, bears the town council arms of an anchor and a bridge that was added in 2007 along with a bronze plaque and the names of the fallen from WWII on the north and south faces. The west face of the base is empty. The tapering top section has at its apex a celtic style circular cross and a metal wreath affixed below it. |
| Inscription: | THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF NEWHAVEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 On a bronze plaque underneath, affixed to the obelisk base: ALSO TO THEIR COMRADES WHO FELL 1939 1945 Carved at the base of the obelisk, top section: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE |
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Classification
| Categories: | Military, Free Standing, Commemorative |
| Object type1: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Object type2: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | WWI and WWII |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Obelisk - lower section |
| Material: | Stone set with red granite panels |
| Height (cm): | 100 |
| Width (cm): | 76 |
| Depth (cm): | 76 |
| Part 2: | Base |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 90 |
| Width (cm): | 100 |
| Depth (cm): | 90 |
| Part 3: | Stepped (2) base |
| Material: | Stone |
| Height (cm): | 37 |
| Width (cm): | 275 |
| Depth (cm): | 275 |
| Part 4: | Obelisk - tapering top section |
| Material: | Stone with metal wreath affixed |
| Height (cm): | 200 |
| Width (cm): | 58 |
| Depth (cm): | 58 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Abrasions, cracks, splits |
| More details: | There is evidence of repairs to small chips and cracks on all sides. |
| 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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