Detail View: SHIMMER: War Memorial for York and Lancaster Regiment

Title: 
War Memorial for York and Lancaster Regiment
Creation Date: 
1923
Image Date: 
2001
Period: 
20th century
Location: 
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Country: 
ENGLAND, UK
Material: 
stone , bronze
Display Creator: 
JAHN , MOREWOOD , SMITH
Image ID: 
01-3197
Description: 
Detail view. Two figures of soldiers at the base of the column and carved stonework on the base of the column.

Location: Weston Park (A-Z p. 98 2B)

Description: Figure of Victory mounted on a stone stepped-base, with two attendant bronze figures of soldiers and two piles of army uniforms in stone. Bronze soldiers were made by G.N.Morewood (Soldier) and Roy Smith (Officer) both students at Sheffield Technical School of Art. The figure on top was designed by Francis Jahn, Lecturer at the School. All the figures were modelled by fellow students. Founders were E.J. Parlanti of London. The Memorial itself was designed by Roy Smith. An inscription commemorating those who died in the Second World War was added later.

Commission: York & Lancaster Memorial Committee, to commemorate the 8,814 of the regiment who died in World War One. Money raised by public subscription, through press appeals and collecting boxes in schools and shops. £12,000 was raised. The School of Art was approached by the Committee to design the monument, it also bid for the War Memorial in Barker's Pool, being awarded 3rd place in the competition.

Comment: It is hard to imagine the equivalent sum of money being raised today in this way, yet many of the earlier pieces in Sheffield were financed by public subscription.

(from research by Kim Scofield, History of Art Student at Sheffield Hallam University, for his dissertation in 1986)

Rights: 
© Sheffield Hallam University
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 >."
Image Storage Location: 
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Photographed by: 
Dave Ball
Creator: 
JAHN, Francis
Creator Role: 
Lead artist. Staff at Sheffield Technical School of Art.
Culture Gender: 
Male.
Nationality: 
British.
Creator: 
MOREWOOD, G.N.
Creator Role: 
Sculptor for the statue of the 'Soldier'. Student at Sheffield Technical School of Art.
Culture Gender: 
Male.
Nationality: 
British.
Creator: 
SMITH, Roy
Creator Role: 
Designer for war memorial and the sculptor for statue of the Officer. Student at Sheffield Technical School of Art.
Culture Gender: 
Male.
Nationality: 
British.
Creator: 
PARLANTI, E.J.
Creator Role: 
Foundry. Based in London.
Subject Heading: 
Bronze sculpture
Subject Heading: 
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading: 
Sculpture, British -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading: 
War memorials -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading: 
Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading: 
Public sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading: 
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
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