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A rectangular granite memorial affixed to the wall underneath columns facing the bandstand. In the centre of the memorial is a bronze portrait medallion of Woodward, with a bronze relief of a violin underneath. To the left is a rectangular bronze inscribed plaque and to the right of the medallion, a relief plaque in bronze depicting the sinking ship and lifeboats. John Wesley Woodward became well known as a cello player appearing in solo and a member of several string quartets. He left Oxford to join the Duke of Devonshire's band at Eastbourne but that enterprise fell through around 1909 so he joined the White Star Line, his first voyage being to Jamaica. He made a number of journeys across the Atlantic, and three across the Mediterranean. He was on board the Olympic when she collided with HMS 'Hawke', and narrowly escaped injury as he was in the cabin with three colleagues just where the Hawke struck.
Title
John Wesley Woodward – Titanic Memorial
Date
1914
Medium
bronze & granite
Measurements
H 76 x W 145 x D 9 cm
Accession number
BN21_LS_S007
Acquisition method
commissioned by Arthur Beckett, Chairman of Woodward Memorial Committee
Work type
Relief
Owner
Eastbourne Borough Council
Custodian
Eastbourne Borough Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
24 October 1914
Listing date
22/10/98
Access
at all times
Inscription description
left panel: THIS TABLET IS ERECTED AS / A TRIBUTE TO THE SELF / SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION OF / JOHN WESLEY WOODWARD / (FORMERLY A MEMBER OF / THE EASTBOURNE MUNICIPAL / ORCHESTRA / THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S / ORCHESTRA / AND THE GRAND HOTEL EASTBOURNE / ORCHESTRA), / WHO, WITH OTHERS OF THE / HERO-MUSICIANS OF THE / SHIP'S BAND, PERISHED IN / THE ATLANTIC THROUGH THE / SINKING OF THE WHITE STAR / LINER “TITANIC" / ON APRIL 15TH / 1912 / "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH"