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Title
War Memorial
Date
1921
Medium
Hopton Wood stone & metal
Measurements
H 520 x W 140 x D 105 cm
Accession number
RH12_CP_S004
Acquisition method
commissioned by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Horsham District Council
Custodian
Horsham District Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
19th November 1921
Listing date
01/08/14
Access
at all times
Inscription description
On the outer aspect of the rear wall, between the roundels, bronze raised letters: CELEBRATION OF LIFE; lower section of obelisk, facing west, bronze raised letters: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE / MEN OF HORSHAM / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY; north face, second section of obelisk, bronze raised letters: THE / GREAT WAR / 1914–1918; south face, second section of obelisk, bronze raised letters: THE SECOND / WORLD WAR / 1939–1945; on the top-stone, between the scrolls on the rear wall, large carved letters: IN PIAM MEMORIAM