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Reference WMO/297599

Address:

Robertson Street

Hastings

TN34 1HT

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Description: Screen
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Other Canvas
  • Timber Oak
Lettering: Other
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Very elaborate carved and illuminated wooden screen with painted figures representing England and Scotland. Above the names there is a small representation of St George on horseback killing the dragon. Below the names are seven small carved figures of saints. WWII names on an additional plaque at ground level. The War Memorial, which occupies the entire west end of the nave, is in the form of a Gothic timber screen with life-sized painted figures representing the Professions, Agriculture, Handicrafts and Seafaring on the left and Justice, Honour, Trust and Freedom on the right. The central triptych, which Pevsner states was “probably designed by Philip Cole and executed by students of Hastings School of Art” was completed first in March 1920. Consisting originally of a bronze and enamel triptych on which the names of the dead from the First World War are displayed beneath a roundel with St George slaying the dragon, against a background of gold mosaic bearing the words “Their Name Liveth For Evermore”. Beneath the bronze triptych is a plaster frieze with figures playing musical instruments and children dancing at the centre. The remaining memorial structure, which was dedicated on the 24th November 1920, consists of a Gothic arcade in oak and stained soft wood containing Art Deco figures against gilded backgrounds painted in oil on canvas, glued on boards. Flanking the central triptych are two life-sized guardian angels, one with the George Cross and one with the Scottish Saltire. A separate memorial to the dead of the Second World War has been inserted below the triptych. The War Memorial occupies the entire western end of the nave. Pevsner describes it as “a gothic timber screen … with painted figures”. On the lefthand side there are four, life-sized painted figures. Leachman tells us they represent, from the centre, the professions, agriculture, handicrafts and seafaring, and to the righthand side, justice, honour, trust and freedom. The figures have golden backgrounds and are in an art deco style. In the centre is a bronze and enamel triptych on which the names of the dead from the First World War are displayed under a circular image of St George slaying the dragon. Immediately either side of the central section are two lifesized guardian angels, one with the George Cross and one with the Scottish Saltire. A separate memorial to the dead of the Second World War has been inserted below triptych. The scale and nature of the memorial, and the craftmanship, particularly of the central triptych, makes the memorial very special, if not unique.
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THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (NAMES) TO THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

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