Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Hove
Town
Portslade
County
East Sussex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
43455

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Current location

Easthill Park
Easthill Way
Portslade
Hove
East Sussex
BN41 2FA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 25725 06260
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Royal British Legion Club
    Portslade
    Hove
    East Sussex
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A fenced, paved garden with benches. The memorial has two plaques mounted on a stone wall with a Bronze torch mounted between them. The dedicatory inscription is incised in the wall lower right. The name plaques have raised lettering. Originally, the First World War plaque was mounted on a free-standing tablet which was in the shape of a door with a triangular pediment. Two bronze torches flanked the plaque. This tablet stood outside the Portslade Royal British Legion Club.
Inscription
Wall: (Name) // TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF/ PORTSLADE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914-1918 .. 1939-1945 Pedestal: THEIR NAME / LIVETH / FOR / EVERMORE Larger plaque: (Names) Smaller plaque: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 243
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 243
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials, title
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 45
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 45
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, regiment, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Architectural details
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Garden
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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