Summary
First World War memorial granite cross, unveiled 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Seaford War Memorial, which stands on Sutton Park Road, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
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.
Details
The memorial stands in a small garden in the junction of Sutton Park Road and Avondale Road. It is a tall memorial cross built of Cornish granite. The wheel-head cross, in the Celtic style, is decorated with carved interlace patterns which extend onto a panel on the front face of the cross shaft. Five hemispherical bosses ornament the front face of the cross head. The cross shaft is supported by a plinth and two-stepped base. Leaded lettering on the recessed front, south-facing, side of the plinth reads THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
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