Detail View: SHIMMER: Barnsley War Memorial
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Title:
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Barnsley War Memorial
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Creation Date:
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1925
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Image Date:
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2002
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Period:
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20th century
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Location:
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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bronze , sandstone
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Display Creator:
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TWEED, John
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Image ID:
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02-2326
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Description:
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Location: outside Barnsley Town Hall. Detail of rear panel from the Barnsley War Memorial. This is a complex stone cenotaph. The façade facing Church Street has a carved stone wreath above the main inscription. The 2.4 m high bronze statue on top of the cenotaph shows a helmeted infantryman in a greatcoat, his rifle grounded, standing at ease. On the rear facade, facing the Town Hall, is a panel showing the winged female figure of Victory (shown here). She holds a standard, topped by a wreath, in her left hand and a grounded shield in her right. The shield is decorated with a head. Width of the cenotaph is 550 cm and the depth 330 cm. The width of the relief panel at the rear is 110 cm and its height is c. 210 cm. Total height of the monument is c. 8 m. [1] Commission: War Memorial Sub-Committee of Barnsley Town Council selected the site, raised the money by public subscription and organised the erection of the monument. It was unveiled Sunday, 11th October, 1925 by General Sir Charles Harington, G.B.E., K.C.B., D.S.O. [1] References: [1] 'Unveiling of the Barnsley War Memorial: Programme of Arrangements' Leaflet produced by County Borough of Barnsley. 1925.
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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/02-2326.tif
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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TWEED, John
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1869
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1933
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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British - Scottish.
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Subject Heading:
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Public art -- England (South Yorkshire)
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Subject Heading:
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War memorials -- England (South Yorkshire)
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Subject Heading:
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Relief (Sculpture), English
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Subject Heading:
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Mythology, Classical, in art.
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Subject Heading:
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Symbolism in art
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Subject Heading:
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Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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Subject Heading:
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Public sculpture -- England (South Yorkshire)
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