George V Memorial - Silver Jubilee Prime Meridian Monument
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Location
| Street: | Horsham Avenue |
| Town: | Peacehaven |
| Parish: | Peacehaven |
| Council: | Lewes District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN10 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On the cliff-top at the bottom of Horsham Avenue, overlooking the sea |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 148 |
| Grid reference: | B6 |
| 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: | TQ922203 |
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Makers
| Name : | R. Jones |
| Role: | Architect |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Public subscription |
| Installation date: | 1935 |
| Unveiling date: | 10/08/1935 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Peacehaven Town Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Inscription: | PEACEHAVEN KING GEORGE V. MEMORIAL ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS IN THE YEAR 1936 TO COMMEMORATE THE BENEFICENT AND ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN OF THEIR BELOVED-SOVEREIGN (1910-1936) AND TO MARK PEACEHAVEN'S POSITION ON THE PRIME MERIDIAN OF GREENWICH Immediately underneath the above, bronze plaque: In Celebration of the International Prime Meridian Centenary 1884 - 1984 This plaque was unveiled by the Mayor of Peacehaven Councillor Alfa Clayton 26 June 1984 At the base of the monument, underneath the above, bronze plaque: THIS STONE WAS LAID ON MAY 30TH 1936 BY C.W. NEVILLE ESQ. THE FOUNDER OF PEACEHAVEN (IN THE YEAR 1919) North face, bronze plaque inscribed: DISTANCE FROM THIS POINT this is followed by a list of many world destinations and their distances |
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Classification
| Categories: | Commemorative, Functional, Free Standing |
| Object type1: | Shaft |
| Object subtype1: | Obelisk |
| Object type2: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Drinking Fountain |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Sphere and rod |
| Material: | Copper and bronze |
| Part 2: | Obelisk |
| Material: | White stone |
| Height (cm): | 610 |
| Part 3: | Stepped base |
| Material: | York stone |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 27/04/2007 |
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History
| History: | The Greenwich Meridian passes through Peacehaven. It's exact position was established by Commander Davenport R.N., who erected the first monument - a wooden structure with a large star and four distance signposts. A new one, overlooking the sea was unveiled in 1935 by Charles William Neville, the founder of Peacehaven, during celebrations held for the Silver Jubilee. The Meridian Queen was Daphne Poplett. The memorial cost £300. Neville bought the land here during the First World War, laid out a grid of streets and building plots and advertised a new 'garden city by the sea'.
The monument has been moved inland on two occasions due to cliff errosion. |
| Hard archive file: | Yes |
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References
| Source 1 : | |
| Title: | 'Curiosities of East Sussex: A County Guide to the Unusual' |
| Type: | Book |
| Author: | Arscott, David. |
| Date: | 00/00/1991 |
| Page: | 59 |
| Publisher: | S.B. Publications. Market Drayton. |
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Photographs
Date: 27/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 27/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Date: 27/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Date: 27/04/2007 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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