West Sussex County Council Designation Full Report 19/09/2018 Number of records: 36 Designated Memorials in West Sussex DesigUID: DWS846 Type: Listed Building Status: Active Preferred Ref NHLE UID Volume/Map/Item 297173 1027940 692, 1, 151 Name: 2 STREETLAMPS TO NORTH FLANKING WAR MEMORIAL Grade: II Date Assigned: 07/10/1974 Amended: Revoked: Legal Description 1. 5401 HIGH STREET (Centre Island) 2 streetlamps to north flanking War Memorial TQ 0107 1/151 II 2. Iron: cylindrical posts, fluted, with "Egyptian" capitals and fluted cross bars. Listing NGR: TQ0188107095 Curatorial Notes Type and date: STREET LAMP. Main material: iron Designating Organisation: DCMS Location Grid Reference: TQ 01883 07094 (point) Map sheet: TQ00NW Area (Ha): 0.00 Administrative Areas Civil Parish Arundel, Arun, West Sussex District Arun, West Sussex Postal Addresses High Street, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9AB Listed Building Addresses Statutory 2 STREETLAMPS TO NORTH FLANKING WAR MEMORIAL Sources List: Department for the Environment (now DCMS). c1946 onward. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest for Arun: Arundel, Bognor Regis, Littlehampton. Greenbacks. Web Site: English Heritage/Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. Associated Monuments MWS11305 Listed Building: 2 Streetlamps flanking the War Memorial, Arundel Additional Information LBSUID: 297173 List Locality: List Parish: ARUNDEL List District: ARUN List County: WEST SUSSEX Group Value: Upload Date: 28/03/2006 DesigUID: DWS8887 Type: Listed Building Status: Active Preferred Ref NHLE UID Volume/Map/Item 1449028 1449028 Name: Amberley War Memorial DesignationFullRpt Report generated by HBSMR from exeGesIS SDM Ltd Page 1 DesigUID: DWS8887 Name: Amberley War Memorial Grade: II Date Assigned: 24/08/2017 Amended: Revoked: Legal Description SUMMARY OF BUILDING First World War memorial granite cross, 1919, with later additions for Second World War. REASONS FOR DESIGNATION Amberley War Memorial Cross, which stands in the churchyard, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historical interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a simple yet poignant granite wheel-head cross in the Celtic style; Group value: with the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade I), the scheduled and Grade I-listed Amberley Castle, and the numerous other listed buildings on Church Street. HISTORY The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Amberley as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The cross was provided in 1919 by G Maile and Sons (London) at the arrangement of the incumbent, Reverend H Rickard. The cost of the Diocesan Architect's design being prohibitive, and the design ill-favoured locally, Reverend Rickard chose Maile and Sons' cross as both affordable and generally approved of. Whilst the cross does not record the names of the casualties, 15 First World War and six Second World War combatants are listed on plaques in the neighbouring Church of St Michael. DETAILS MATERIALS Cornish granite. DESCRIPTION The memorial cross stands in the churchyard of the Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade I-listed), close to the eastern entrance to the churchyard. It takes the form of a rough-hewn Cornish granite wheel-head cross, about 2m tall. Rising from a plinth that stands on a stepped base. INSCRIPTION An inscription on the front face of the foot of the cross shaft reads: LAUS DEO, whilst the principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth reads: THIS CROSS/ WAS SET UP BY THE PEOPLE OF/ AMBERLEY & HOUGHTON/ AS A THANKFUL MEMORIAL BEFORE/ ALMIGHTY GOD/ OF THE VICTORIOUS ISSUE OF THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ AND/ OF THE DEVOTION/ OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT & THOSE WHO FELL/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY & FOR RIGHT. A small stone (limestone) laid to the front of the memorial, butting the base, carries the Second World War inscription, reading: IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1939-1945. SELECTED SOURCES Imperial War Museum Database, accessed 21 August 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/29322 war Memorials Online, accessed 21 August 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/229415/ Curatorial Notes Designating Organisation: Historic England Location Grid Reference: TQ 02831 13184 (point) Map sheet: TQ01SW Area (Ha): 0.00 Administrative Areas DesignationFullRpt Report generated by HBSMR from exeGesIS SDM Ltd Page 2 DesigUID: DWS8887 Name: Amberley War Memorial Civil Parish Amberley, Horsham, West Sussex District Horsham, West Sussex Postal Addresses East of St Michael's Church, St Michael's Churchyard, Church Street, Amberley, West Sussex, BN18 9NF Listed Building Addresses Statutory Amberley War Memorial Sources List: Historic England. 2017. Listed Building Advice Report for the District of Horsham. Web Site: English Heritage/Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. Associated Monuments MWS14209 Listed Building: Amberley War Memorial, Amberley Additional Information LBSUID: List Locality: List Parish: AMBERLEY List District: HORSHAM List County: WEST SUSSEX Group Value: Y Upload Date: 25/08/2017 DesigUID: DWS8079 Type: Listed Building Status: Active Preferred Ref NHLE UID Volume/Map/Item 489560 1360799 231/0/10073 Name: Angmering War Memorial Grade: II Date Assigned: 24/06/2002 Amended: 14/10/2016 Revoked: Legal Description SUMMARY OF BUILDING First World War memorial by P M Johnson, with the lettering carried out by Eric Gill. It was unveiled on 27 May 1920. REASONS FOR DESIGNATION Angmering War Memorial, situated at the village green at the junctions of Arundel Road and Water Lane, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: as an elegant example of a Latin cross of Portland stone in a style that emerged as the recognisable look of remembrance; * Sculptural interest: as a good example of a memorial bearing fine inscriptions by the renowned sculptor, letter carver, typographer and engraver, Eric Gill; * Group value: with Grade-II listed cottages around the village green. HISTORY The Angmering war memorial committee formed in 1919. It tried to be as representative as possible, ensuring that it included representatives from Angmering's three churches, three friendly societies, female and male relatives of the fallen, and two overseers of the poor. Architect and antiquarian, P M Johnson, FSA, FRIBA, attended a committee meeting and recommended placing the cross on the churchyard wall of St Mary's, arguing that it would be the most appropriate setting, because the village green would be unsuitable. The committee, however, rejected this advice and called a public meeting, held on 1 April 1919, where it was resolved that the memorial be erected on the village green in The Square, and that an earlier proposed design should be executed, not Johnson's suggestion for a rustic stone design. DesignationFullRpt Report generated by HBSMR from exeGesIS SDM Ltd Page 3 DesigUID: DWS8079 Name: Angmering War Memorial The final decision has been attributed to P M Johnson, but the local history society suggests that the design was by the stone masonry company that produced it, Francis Tate and Co., Carrara Marble Works in Worthing. The charge for executing and installing the memorial was £194 6s 0d. Work to provide the foundations was carried out by Z Peskett and Sons of Angmering and cost £10 5s 0d. Eric Gill, a renowned figure whose workshop was based not far away at Ditchling Common, was commissioned to carry out the inscriptions. His drawings are annotated with instructions to carefully centre the lettering, in contrast to his usual preference to left-justify. This may have been in accordance with the design. The Second World War inscriptions have been carved in the Gill tradition. The memorial was unveiled on 27 May 1920, with the Rector of Angmering, Rev T L Pearson and Rector emeritus Rev J B Orme, alongside Colonel Walter Campion and his Adjutant, Captain Middleton. Colonel Campion was a local MP between 1910-24 and had charge of a territorial battalion in the Royal Sussex Regiment. Ownership of the memorial formally passed to Angmering Parish Council in 1929, but care of the grounds was entrusted to the local branch of the British Legion, who continue to care for them. The memorial was first listed at Grade II on 24 June 2002. Philip Manwaring Johnson (1865-1936) was a noted church architect and antiquarian. He had been a pupil of John Belcher (1841-1913) and set up his own practice in 1881. He wrote articles about Sussex churches and worked on many restorations across the Home Counties. He had a keen interest in wall paintings, and was therefore a more careful restorer than some during this period. Johnson was the architect to Chichester Cathedral. Some of his church restorations included St Mary's, Chithurst, At Andrew, Ford, St Boltoph's, Hardham, and St Mary Magdalen, Lyminster, West Sussex, all listed at Grade I. Eric Gill (1882-1940) was one of the most celebrated lettercutters, engravers, typographers and sculptors of his time.