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Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat
Memorial Seat

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A circular stone seat supported by ornamental stone leg-type supports, surrounding a tree. The upright sections have dedicatory inscriptions. The work was rededicated in 2014.
Title

Memorial Seat

Date

c.1920

Medium

stone

Accession number

SO21_PG_S014

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Hursley Park

Custodian

Hursley Park

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

back panel one (facing Poles Lane): TO COMMEMORATE THE ASSEMBLING / IN HURSLEY PARK IN SEPTEMBER AND / OCTOBER 1914 AND THE MARCHING / THROUGH THIS GATE ON 4TH NOVEMBER / OF THE 8TH DIVISION MAJOR GENERAL F.J. / DAVIES COMDING. TO EMBARK FOR FRANCE.; anticlockwise around the tree, panel two: 23RD INFANTRY BRIGADE / BRIG GENERAL R.J. PINNEY COMDNG. / 2ND BN DEVONSHIRE REGIMENT / 2ND BN WEST YORKSHIRE REGT / 2ND BN SCOTTISH RIFLES / 2ND BN MIDDLESEX REGIMENT; panel three: 24TH INFANTRY BRIGADE / BRIG GENERAL F. CARTER COMDING. / 1ST BN WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT / 2ND BN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGT / 2ND BN EAST LANCS REGT 1ST BN NOTTS / AND DERBY REGT (SHERWOOD FORESTERS; panel four: 25TH INFANTRY BRIGADE / BRIG GENERAL COLE COMDNG / 2ND BN LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT / 1ST BN ROYAL IRISH RIFLES / 2ND BN ROYAL BERKSHIRE REGT / 2ND BATTN RIFLE BRIGADE; panel five: DIVISIONAL CAVALRY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE / YEOMANRY 8TH DIVISIONAL CYCLIST COY / DIVISIONAL ARTILLERY BRIG. GENERAL A.E.A. HOLLAND COMDNG / 5TH BDE R.H.A. 33RD BDE R.F.A. 45TH BDE R.F.A. HEAVY / BDE R.G.A. 8TH DIVISIONAL AMMN COY; panel six: DIVISIONAL ENGINEERS LIEUT / COLONEL W.H. ROTHERAM COMDNG. / 2ND FIELD COY R.E. 15TH FIELD COY R.E. 8TH DIVISIONAL TRAIN A.S.C. / 1ST WESSEX FIELD AMBCE 2ND WESSEX / FIELD AMBNCE 3RD WESSEX FIELD AMBCE

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Located at

Hursley Park Road, Hursley

SO21 2LA

Just off the main road at the junction to Hursley Estate.