Detail View: SHIMMER: Norton War Memorial
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Title:
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Norton War Memorial
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Creation Date:
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1920
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Image Date:
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2001
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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granite , sandstone - base
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Display Creator:
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SHEFFIELD SCHOOL OF ART
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Image ID:
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01-2188
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Description:
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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
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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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 >."
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Image Storage Location:
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http://helios.shu.ac.uk/01-2188.jpg
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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MAILE & SON
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Creator Role:
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Manufacturers.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Creator:
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SHEFFIELD SCHOOL OF ART
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Creator Role:
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Designers.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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Memorials -- England -- Sheffield
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Subject Heading:
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War memorials -- England -- Sheffield
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