Brighton War Memorial - Sussex - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

THE WAR MEMORIAL:
Inscription :
'HIGH SEAS/ NORTH SEAS/ HOME SEAS/ ARCTIC BALTIC/
MEDITERRANEAN/ FRANCE AND/ FLANDERS/ PALESTINE/ MESOPOTAMIA/
RUSSIA/ ITALY/ MACEDONIA/ DARDANELLES'


The Brighton War Memorial stands within the northern enclosure of the Steine.
Unveiled on 7 October 1922 by Earl Beatty, it was designed in the form of a Roman water garden by Sir John Simpson.
The pillars record the names of 2,597 men and 3 women of Brighton who fell in the First World War.
The plaques are tarnished and almost unreadable.

Back of the central altar, facing north, raised letters:


WE CHEERED YOU FORTH NOBLE AND KIND AND BRAVE
UNDER YOUR COUNTRYS TRIUMPHING FLAG YOU FELL
IT FLOATS TRUE HEARTS OVER EACH QUIET GRAVE
BRAVE AND NOBLE AND KIND HAIL AND FAREWELL



Above the columns, around the top of the south face, carved letters:


A GOOD LIFE HATH
ITS NUMBER OF DAYS
BUT A GOOD NAME SHALL
CONTINUE FOR EVER


Bronze plaque, back of the central altar, facing north:


THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED
TO THE
SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN
OF BRIGHTON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE FIRST WORLD WAR 1914-1918
THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
AND SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGNS

THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED
IN THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
IN THE
PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER



War memorial to the men and women of Brighton who fell in the
First World War.
Dated 1922 on the borough coat of arms. By John W Simpson. Portland stone, bronze.
Designed in the form of a Roman water garden, and having 3
parts: a shallow pool and fountain; a screen of columns along
the north side of the pool, incorporating a small shrine; and
2 bronze pylons standing at the north-west and north-east
corners of the screen.
Simplified Classical style.
The pool is roughly square in plan, but chamfered at the
south-west and south-east corners, and has re-entrant angles
at the other corners. Seen from the south, the screen has a
domed centrepiece which carries on its face a panel inscribed
'HIGH SEAS/ NORTH SEAS/ HOME SEAS/ ARCTIC BALTIC/
MEDITERRANEAN/ FRANCE AND/ FLANDERS/ PALESTINE/ MESOPOTAMIA/
RUSSIA/ ITALY/ MACEDONIA/ DARDANELLES'; above this is the coat
of arms of the borough of Brighton and a small dome. The
screen consists of 3 bays either side of the centrepiece, with
columns square in plan and plain except for incised vertical
lines on the upper third; these support an entablature; and
there are wings at the corners formed by 4 columns on a square
plan, which create the re-entrant angles of the pool. From the
north, the centrepiece is open below the dome and flanked by
columns, which enclose an altar and bronze plaque stating the
purposes of the memorial. The pylons are inscribed with the
names of the 2,597 men and 3 women of Brighton who fell in the
War.

At the other end of the gardens stands an obelisk to those who fell in the Eqyptian campaign.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 07/10/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Local Authority Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: The Old Steine Brighton, Sussex United Kingdom Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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