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A bronze figure of Saint George on a plinth, in armour, with a sword in his right hand, and a shield in his left. The dado is inscribed to the memory of the men and women of Hove who died in the First and Second World Wars. The dates of the First World War are given as 1914–1919, presumably to include those who had not yet been demobilised when they fell victims to the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1919. There were many convalescent homes for military personnel in Hove.

Title

War Memorial – Saint George

Date

1921–1922

Medium

bronze & white granite

Measurements

H 122 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

BN3_LS_S018

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

02/11/92

Access

at all times

Inscription description

north face, bottom of column: MCMXIV / TO / MCMXIX; north face, bottom of plinth: 1914–19 / 1939–45 / IN EVER / GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF / HOVE CITIZENS / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE / GREAT WAR / AND WORLD WAR; east face, bottom of column: MCMXXXIX / TO / MCMXLV; south face, bottom of column: MCMXIV / TO / MCMXIX; south face, bottom of plinth: THEIR NAME / LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE; west face, bottom of column: MCMXXXIX / TO / MCMXLV

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