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Hove
East Sussex
South East England

Grand Avenue

War Memorial 1914-19 (1939-45)

artist unknown
1921

Description

Granite column with a bronze statue of St. George holding a sword at the top.

Inscription(s)

mcmxiv to mcmxix	mcmxxxix to mcmxlv
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	THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

Annotation

Unveiled 27 February 1921 by Lord Leconfield. Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials, UKNIWM.
My Brighton and Hove, Hove War Memorial.
Robert Stuart Németh's Building Opinions, Hove War Memorial.

Locatie (N 50°49'36" - W 0°10'7") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse031; Photograph: 10 August 2015
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