Memorial

Balcombe Victory Hall and Murals

Balcombe Victory Hall And Frescoes

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The Victory Hall, Stockcroft Road, Balcombe, Mid Sussex, West Sussex, RH17 6HP, England

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TQ 30930 30580

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Hall / Institute
WMR Reference Number: 16646
Description: Hall decorated with murals by Neville Lytton (this record), as well as a dedicatory wooden board (see record 97289) and a Roll of Honour on wooden panelling (see record 97290). The mural on the north wall, known as the 'Peace Wall', shows portraits of known people including: the artist playing the flute, his second wife holding a guitar, and their daughter; Lady Denman, wife of the owner of the Balcombe Estate and sponsor of the hall, working on plans for the building; and various estate workers and friends of Lytton and Lady Denman. The mural on the east wall shows scenes from the First World War, including a wounded soldier on a stretcher, broken trees and mine shafts, wounded German prisoners and British soldiers marching out of the picture. The mural on the east wall shows scenes emphasising the pain and misery of war. The stage is on the west side of the hall; to the south of this, i.e. in the south-west corner of the hall, is a mural showing a symbolic representation of sorrow (entitled 'Dolor'); and to the north of the stage, in the north-west corner of the hall, is a mural with a representation of hope (entitled 'Spes').

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Maker(s): Lady Gertrude Denman, Sponsor
Neville Lytton, Artist
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Lady Gertrude Denman
Maintenance History: HARD USE LED TO DAMAGE FROM DIRT AND WATER SEEPAGE. HALL THEREFORE EXTENSIVELY RESTORED WITH AN ENGLISH HERITAGE GRANT IN 1986 - 1987

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Opened

10 November 1923

Lady Gertrude Denman

Conservation

Custodian: Balcombe Victory Hall Management Committee

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