Bexhill War Memorial - Revision history

AlexM at 22:30, 11 September 2025

2025-09-11T22:30:39Z

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	Historic England's sources listed in the listing description include the Bexhill Heritage Local List.		Historic England's sources listed in the listing description include the Bexhill Heritage Local List.

	The national (statutory) listed designation status means this entry ~~will be~~ removed from this Local List.<ref>https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1494199</ref>		<span style="color:var(--color-content-removed);">The national (statutory) listed designation status means this entry has been removed from this Local List.</span><ref>https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1494199</ref>

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AlexM at 21:55, 11 September 2025

2025-09-11T21:55:03Z

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	Three-stepped Portland stone base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on sides of the plinth. Angel of victory with dramatic outstretched wings in bonze holding wreath aloft in her left hand and lowered sword of justice in her right hand, placed in front of obelisk. Brick wall surround the memorial. The memorial commemorates all the armed services in both world wars recording 389 killed in WWI and 116 in WWII. Unveiled on 12th December 1920 by Brigadier General H O’Donnell.		Three-stepped Portland stone base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on sides of the plinth. Angel of victory with dramatic outstretched wings in bonze holding wreath aloft in her left hand and lowered sword of justice in her right hand, placed in front of obelisk. Brick wall surround the memorial. The memorial commemorates all the armed services in both world wars recording 389 killed in WWI and 116 in WWII. Unveiled on 12th December 1920 by Brigadier General H O’Donnell.

	~~'''~~Update - Bexhill War Memorial was listed Grade II on 11th September 2025, the government's national heritage advisor Historic England citing both its architectural interest as "a substantial civic memorial with a finely modelled bronze sculpture of Victory designed by the distinguished sculptor Louis Frederick Roslyn", and its historic interest as "as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20."'''		=== Update ===

	'''Historic England~~'s sources listed~~ in the ~~listing description include~~ the ~~Bexhill Heritage Local List~~.~~'''~~		Bexhill War Memorial was listed Grade II on 11th September 2025, the government's national heritage advisor Historic England citing both its architectural interest as "a substantial civic memorial with a finely modelled bronze sculpture of Victory designed by the distinguished sculptor Louis Frederick Roslyn", and its historic interest as "as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20."

	'''The national (statutory) listed designation status means this entry will be removed from this Local List.~~'''~~		Historic England's sources listed in the listing description include the Bexhill Heritage Local List.

			The national (statutory) listed designation status means this entry will be removed from this Local List.<ref>https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1494199</ref>

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EdmundB: update on Grade II listing of the War Memorial on Marina.

2025-09-11T20:43:01Z

update on Grade II listing of the War Memorial on Marina.

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	Three-stepped Portland stone base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on sides of the plinth. Angel of victory with dramatic outstretched wings in bonze holding wreath aloft in her left hand and lowered sword of justice in her right hand, placed in front of obelisk. Brick wall surround the memorial. The memorial commemorates all the armed services in both world wars recording 389 killed in WWI and 116 in WWII. Unveiled on 12th December 1920 by Brigadier General H O’Donnell.		Three-stepped Portland stone base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on sides of the plinth. Angel of victory with dramatic outstretched wings in bonze holding wreath aloft in her left hand and lowered sword of justice in her right hand, placed in front of obelisk. Brick wall surround the memorial. The memorial commemorates all the armed services in both world wars recording 389 killed in WWI and 116 in WWII. Unveiled on 12th December 1920 by Brigadier General H O’Donnell.

			'''Update - Bexhill War Memorial was listed Grade II on 11th September 2025, the government's national heritage advisor Historic England citing both its architectural interest as "a substantial civic memorial with a finely modelled bronze sculpture of Victory designed by the distinguished sculptor Louis Frederick Roslyn", and its historic interest as "as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20."'''

			'''Historic England's sources listed in the listing description include the Bexhill Heritage Local List.'''

			'''The national (statutory) listed designation status means this entry will be removed from this Local List.'''

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AlexM at 14:40, 3 June 2025

2025-06-03T14:40:21Z

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	{{Infobox\|[[File:Bexhill War Memorial.jpg\|thumb\|class=pageimage]]\|1920-12-12\|Louis Frederick Roslyn RBS\|unknown\|w1212393526\|50.83787\|0.47669}}		{{Infobox
			\|image=[[File:Bexhill War Memorial.jpg\|thumb\|class=pageimage]]
			\|date=1920-12-12
			\|architect=Louis Frederick Roslyn RBS
			\|builder=unknown
			\|use=Memorial
			\|osmid=w1212393526
			\|lat=50.83787\|lng=0.47669
			}}
	Three-stepped Portland stone base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on sides of the plinth. Angel of victory with dramatic outstretched wings in bonze holding wreath aloft in her left hand and lowered sword of justice in her right hand, placed in front of obelisk. Brick wall surround the memorial. The memorial commemorates all the armed services in both world wars recording 389 killed in WWI and 116 in WWII. Unveiled on 12th December 1920 by Brigadier General H O’Donnell.		Three-stepped Portland stone base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on sides of the plinth. Angel of victory with dramatic outstretched wings in bonze holding wreath aloft in her left hand and lowered sword of justice in her right hand, placed in front of obelisk. Brick wall surround the memorial. The memorial commemorates all the armed services in both world wars recording 389 killed in WWI and 116 in WWII. Unveiled on 12th December 1920 by Brigadier General H O’Donnell.

AlexM at 20:21, 31 May 2025

2025-05-31T20:21:06Z

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	{{Infobox\|[[File:Bexhill War Memorial.jpg\|thumb\|class=pageimage]]\|1920\|Louis Frederick Roslyn RBS\|unknown\|w1212393526\|50.83787\|0.47669}}		{{Infobox\|[[File:Bexhill War Memorial.jpg\|thumb\|class=pageimage]]\|1920-12-12\|Louis Frederick Roslyn RBS\|unknown\|w1212393526\|50.83787\|0.47669}}

	Three-stepped Portland stone base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on sides of the plinth. Angel of victory with dramatic outstretched wings in bonze holding wreath aloft in her left hand and lowered sword of justice in her right hand, placed in front of obelisk. Brick wall surround the memorial. The memorial commemorates all the armed services in both world wars recording 389 killed in WWI and 116 in WWII. Unveiled on 12th December 1920 by Brigadier General H O’Donnell.		Three-stepped Portland stone base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on sides of the plinth. Angel of victory with dramatic outstretched wings in bonze holding wreath aloft in her left hand and lowered sword of justice in her right hand, placed in front of obelisk. Brick wall surround the memorial. The memorial commemorates all the armed services in both world wars recording 389 killed in WWI and 116 in WWII. Unveiled on 12th December 1920 by Brigadier General H O’Donnell.

AlexM at 16:28, 13 April 2025

2025-04-13T16:28:46Z

New page

{{Infobox|[[File:Bexhill War Memorial.jpg|thumb|class=pageimage]]|1920|Louis Frederick Roslyn RBS|unknown|w1212393526|50.83787|0.47669}}

Three-stepped Portland stone base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on sides of the plinth. Angel of victory with dramatic outstretched wings in bonze holding wreath aloft in her left hand and lowered sword of justice in her right hand, placed in front of obelisk. Brick wall surround the memorial. The memorial commemorates all the armed services in both world wars recording 389 killed in WWI and 116 in WWII. Unveiled on 12th December 1920 by Brigadier General H O’Donnell.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Bexhill War Memorial, October 2024 07.jpg
Bexhill War Memorial, October 2024 03.jpg
</gallery>

[[Category:All]]
[[Category:1920s]]
[[Category:Artwork & Memorials]]
[[Category:Wartime structures]]
[[Category:Marina]]
[[Category:Sackville Ward]]