Eastbourne College Memorial Ground

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Maker

Sir Hugh Casson (Designer)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: Sunday 27 July 1956
Attended by: Air Chief Marshall Sir john Baker

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

84250

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Current location

Eastbourne College Memorial Ground
Paradise Drive
Eastbourne
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN20 8BP
England

OS Grid Ref: TV 59912 98891
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

Brick built gate entrance to Eastbourne Memorial Grounds with 4 sided pyramid roof. Inscription can be found on a framed black board inside the gate.

Inscription

THIS GATEWAY AND/ THE PLAYING FIELD/ BELOW ARE A/ MEMORIAL TO THOSE/ OLD EASTBOURNIANS/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FRO THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ THEIR NAMES ARE/ RECORDED IN THE/ COLLEGE CHAPEL/ MEMORIAL FIELD FORMER HOME OF/ ST CYPRIANS SCHOOL WAS IN 1946 GIVEN/ TO THE COLLEGE BY OLD EASTBOURNIANS/ AS A MEMORIAL TO THEIR CONTEMPORARIES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
Frame
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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