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War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial

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A tall, square stone cenotaph on low, wide plinth, with cornice, topped by a winged female figure with wreath on a globe. There are 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. Vernon March, is a sculptor of considerable renown notable for the vigour of his figures, whose premature death makes his war memorials his main legacy. That in Lewes is the finest of his memorials in England. The tight composition and verticality of its design are particularly well suited to its constricted site.
Title

War Memorial

Date

1922

Medium

Portland stone & bronze

Accession number

BN7_AL_S003

Acquisition method

commissioned by Lewes Town Council

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Lewes Town Council

Custodian

Lewes Town Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II* (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

6th September 1922

Listing date

29/10/85

Access

at all times

Signature/marks description

VERNON MARCH Sc.

Inscription description

underneath winged figure: 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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Located at

High Street, Lewes

BN7 1XS

Located at the junction with Market Street.