Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Brighton
Town
Brighton
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 November 1952
    Attended by: The Bishop of Chichester performed the unveiling
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 November 1952
    Attended by: The Bishop of Chichester performed the dedication
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Lost
Not lost
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Current location

Digital images are available in the Reference Room (PAR 277/7/8/3)
The Keep
Woollards Way
Brighton
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 9BP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33975 08188
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • St Peter's Church
    York Place
    Brighton
    Brighton
    East Sussex
    BN1 4GU
    England

    OS Grid Ref: TQ 31450 04860
    Denomination: Church of England
Description
Book of Remembrance, with a cover of blue goatskin that bears the gilt-tooled Brighton coat of arms. Within are the illuminated vellum pages that record approximately 800 names in alphabetical order, including military and civilian casualties. (When it was on display at St Peter's Church in York Place, Brighton, the Book was kept within a glazed oak cabinet, beneath a silver Sanctuary lamp).
Inscription
(Flyleaf): COUNTY BOROUGH OF/ BRIGHTON/ 1939 1945/ BOOK OF/ REMEMBRANCE/ At the going down of the/ sun and in the morning/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (Pages): (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 800
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 800
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forenames, whether military or civilian casualty
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Case
    Measurements: depth C 750MM, height C 1500MM, width C 1100MM
    Materials: Wood - Oak
  • Book
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Leather, Vellum
Listing information
Condition
History
2016: The Book of Remembrance was transferred to The Keep from St Peter's Church in York Place, Brighton, where it had been on continuous display since being unveiled, dedicated and placed within a glazed case there in November 1952. Upon transfer to The Keep, the Book was passed to the Conservator, but digital images of its pages were made available to visitors on computers within the Reference Room of the premises.
Costs

Comments: Commissioned by Brighton Town Council

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
The Keep (Archive Centre)
Reference
  • West Sussex Gazette 13/11/1952 (page 6) reported the unveiling/dedication of the Book of Remembrance at St Peter's Church, "containing the names of some 800 Brightonians who fell in the last war"..
  • A report of the transfer of the Book of Remembrance to The Keep was announced on their blog on 11/11/2016, see www.thekeep.info/brighton-ww2-book-of-remembrance-comes-to-the-keep/
  • Brighton Herald 15/11/1952 reported the unveiling at length, and included a photograph of the service.

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