COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Norton War Memorial
title
Norton War Memorial
Title
false
Creation Date:
1920
creation_date
1920
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2001
image_date
2001
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
granite , sandstone - base
material
granite , sandstone - base
Material
false
Display Creator:
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL OF ART
display_creator
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL OF ART
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
01-2188
image_id
01-2188
Image ID
false
Description:
Detail - makers name: Maile & Son, Euston Road, London. Location: Entrance to Norton Parish Church, Norton Church Road.(A-Z p.111 6F) Description: A granite cross on a pedestal mounted on two sandstone steps. The surface of the cross is carved with Anglo-Saxon styled scrolls and knotwork. Inscriptions: Inscription reads; TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE/ PARISH OF NORTON/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914-1919 THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION The names of 24 'Officers' and 'Men' (categorised separately) are also listed on the other three facets of the base of the memorial. A further inscription at the base of the memorial, added in 1999, reads; WE ALSO REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE THOSE WHO FELL BETWEEN 1989 AND 1945 AND ITS SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS The makers name: MAILE & Son / EUSTON RD LONDON appears on the side of the upper step. Commission: The money was raised by public subscription. The memorial was built by Maile & Son of London. Unveiling took place on 26th June 1920, by Mrs Isherwood-Bagshawe of Norton Oaks. The memorial was erected by public subscription in memory of the fallen of the 1914-18 war. A further stone was added in 1999 to commemorate those who died in the 1939-45 war and subsequent conflicts. [1] References: [1] Letter from Norton Local History Group
description
Detail - makers name: Maile & Son, Euston Road, London. Location: Entrance to Norton Parish Church, Norton Church Road.(A-Z p.111 6F) Description: A granite cross on a pedestal mounted on two sandstone steps. The surface of the cross is carved with Anglo-Saxon styled scrolls and knotwork. Inscriptions: Inscription reads; TO THE MEMORY OF THE/ OFFICERS AND MEN/ OF THE/ PARISH OF NORTON/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914-1919 THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION The names of 24 'Officers' and 'Men' (categorised separately) are also listed on the other three facets of the base of the memorial. A further inscription at the base of the memorial, added in 1999, reads; WE ALSO REMEMBER WITH GRATITUDE THOSE WHO FELL BETWEEN 1989 AND 1945 AND ITS SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS The makers name: MAILE & Son / EUSTON RD LONDON appears on the side of the upper step. Commission: The money was raised by public subscription. The memorial was built by Maile & Son of London. Unveiling took place on 26th June 1920, by Mrs Isherwood-Bagshawe of Norton Oaks. The memorial was erected by public subscription in memory of the fallen of the 1914-18 war. A further stone was added in 1999 to commemorate those who died in the 1939-45 war and subsequent conflicts. [1] References: [1] Letter from Norton Local History Group
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Image Storage Location:
image_storage_location
http://helios.shu.ac.uk/01-2188.jpg
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
MAILE & SON
creator
MAILE & SON
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Manufacturers.
creator_role
Manufacturers.
Creator Role
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Creator:
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL OF ART
creator
SHEFFIELD SCHOOL OF ART
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Designers.
creator_role
Designers.
Creator Role
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
War memorials -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
War memorials -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false