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Burgess Hill Garden of Remembrance

Burgess Hill war memorial is located in the Garden of Remembrance in the centre of Burgess Hill, West Sussex. The memorial stands on a raised platform and from the octagonal base rises a stone pillar which is surmounted by a bronze figure of St George.  On the panels of the base are recorded 145 names of those who died in the service of their country in the Great War 1914 - 1919.

After World War II, two black granite memorial stones were erected in the Garden to record the names of those local men and women who had lost their lives between 1939 and 1945. In addition, there is the name of a soldier lost during the Falklands Conflict in 1982. 

In 2016 a grant of £410 was awarded through War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme towards a full condition survey and report with recommendations to inform necessary conservation and repair works. This was undertaken by a conservation-accredited metal conservator to identify necessary and appropriate works which could lead to a further grant application.

In 2018 War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £11,910 towards the undertaking of conservation works. The memorial was cleaned using a steam cleaning system. In addition, loose and failing mortar was raked-out from the construction joints which were then repointed using a lime mortar. The bronze plaques were cleaned using steam cleaning followed by the application of a protective microcrystalline wax. Ferrous screws were removed and replaced with non-ferrous fixings and missing rosette screw-heads were reinstated. The bronze sculpture depicting St George was removed from site for conservation works to be undertaken. Corroded iron fixings were removed and replaced with non-ferrous fixings whilst the bronze-work was cleaned using steam cleaning followed by the application of a protective microcrystalline wax. The oak gates to the garden were badly rotted and although they had been extensively repaired over the past century to keep them in use, the decayed nature of the timber dictated the need for these to be replaced. The new oak gates exactly replicate the design of the originals and the original metal fixing and fittings were salvaged and reused. The boundary wall and gate piers were also repaired and repointed using lime mortar.

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM9873
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 16651

War Memorials Online: 125782

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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