Memorial

Chichester Cathedral - Sailors Chapel

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Current Location

Chichester Cathedral, West Street, Chichester, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1PX, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 85960 04790

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Chapel: Dedicated within church building
WMR Reference Number: 43399
Description: Chapel containing a variety of relics as well as five Naval tablets moved from elsewhere in the Cathedral. scroll lists relics and outlines history of Chapel. Tablet is set into the floor. Relics include: model of First HMS Sussex (1652); bell and crest of HMS Sussex (1929); crest of HMS Chichester; crest of RNAS Peregrine; picture from 1829 showing ships of the line at anchor; white ensign from HSM Fearless (1918); standard of Chichester branch of the Royal Naval Association; red ensign from P&O; rear admirals flag flown in Germany (1945) The cross and candlesticks are of walnut wood on bases of Hadene stone, with an incised figure of Christ on the crown. The frontal is made from handwoven silk of gold and silver threads, with a red anchor on blue waves embroidered in this middle.
Inscription: TABLET: THIS CHAPEL OF ST MICHAEL WAS/ REFURBISHED AS A MEMORIAL/ TO THE MEN OF SUSSEX WHO/ LOST THEIR LIVES AT SEA IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR AND WHO/ HAVE NO KNOWN GRAVE. IT/ WAS DEDICATED ON 30 JULY/ 1956 IN THE PRESENCE OF/ H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II AND/ H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH HONOUR ROLL: IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN AND WOMEN OF/ SUSSEX/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT SEA/ IN THE SERVICE OF KING & COUNTRY/ 1939 - 1945/ AND WHO HAVE/ NO KNOWN GRAVE

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): Mr John Skelton, Sussex - furnishings for the altar, Sculptor
Mr Harry Sherwood, Chichester, Designer
Mr Julian B. Glossop - model of H.M.S. Sussex, Modeller

Ceremonies

Dedicated

30th July 1956

HM Queen Elizabeth II, Duke of Edinburgh and the Dean

Conservation

Components

Tablet

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