Bexhill War Memorial

The Bexhill War Memorial is a First World War memorial featuring a statue of Victory, designed by Louis Frederick Roslyn RBS. It was unveiled on 12 December 1920 and includes additions for the Second World War.

Constructed from Portland stone and bronze, the memorial is located on the seafront and serves as a focal point along the central axis of Sea Road. It consists of a tall stone obelisk topped with a bronze sculpture of Victory on the south face. The statue depicts a winged female figure holding a laurel wreath in her left hand and a lowered sword in her right, facing the sea towards the Western Front. She is presented in a dynamic contrapposto pose, with her drapery accentuating her movement. Roslyn’s signature is visible at the base of the sculpture, and the dates 1914-1918 are inscribed on the pedestal below.

Bronze plaques on the north, east, and west faces of the obelisk list the names of the fallen from the First World War, arranged alphabetically by surname along with their service details. The names of those who fell in the Second World War are commemorated on plaques on the north, east, and west faces of the plinth. On the south face, beneath a double bronze swag motif, a bronze plaque bears the inscription: "IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BEXHILL WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM / 1939-1945 / AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."

The memorial is surrounded by a low brick wall built in the late 20th century to the north, south, and west, which is not of special interest and is excluded from the listing.