COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Belgium Refugees War Memorial
title
Belgium Refugees War Memorial
Title
false
Creation Date:
1921
creation_date
1921
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2005
image_date
2005
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:
sandstone - Darley Dale , panels of green Cumberland stone
material
sandstone - Darley Dale , panels of green Cumberland stone
Material
false
Display Creator:
not known
display_creator
not known
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
05-0971
image_id
05-0971
Image ID
false
Description:
Central two badges on the shaft. Location: By the side of the Catholic Chapel, City Road Cemetery, Sheffield S2. Description: The memorial is 19 feet high and is a cemetery cross based on "an old French example of the 15th century". [1] The names of those refugees from Belgium who died in Sheffield during the 1st World War are recorded on the green stone panels of the plinth, which has a truncated square cross-section. Inscription: On top of the cross: I″N″R″I * On the plinth: IN MEMORY OF SOLDIERS OF THE BELGIAN ARMY AND OF THE REFUGEES / WHO DIED IN SHEFFIELD DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / MAY THEY REST IN PEACE // (NAMES) // 1914-1919 / DURING THE / GERMAN / OCCUPATION / OF BELGIUM IN THE GREAT WAR THREE THOUSAND / REFUGEES CAME TO RESIDE IN SHEFFIELD ... Commission: Public subscription. " the raising of the memorial was the last act of the committee of Sheffielders who had banded together to help the refugees who came to the city, and who not only fed and housed them and educated their children, but sent them back to their homes again." Canon Dolan, Bishop of Sheffield as reported from an address on the occasion of the unveiling of the memorial. [1] Comment: Sadly the Chapel is in a very poor state as are many of the graves in this part of the cemetery. * INRI is the abbreviation for the Latin equivalent of 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews'; this being the inscription Pontius Pilate had affixed to Jesus' cross. References: [1] The Sheffield Daily Independent, Friday 22 July, 1921 report entitled: To Brave Belgium, Sheffield Memorial Tribute to a Gallant Nation.
description
Central two badges on the shaft. Location: By the side of the Catholic Chapel, City Road Cemetery, Sheffield S2. Description: The memorial is 19 feet high and is a cemetery cross based on "an old French example of the 15th century". [1] The names of those refugees from Belgium who died in Sheffield during the 1st World War are recorded on the green stone panels of the plinth, which has a truncated square cross-section. Inscription: On top of the cross: I″N″R″I * On the plinth: IN MEMORY OF SOLDIERS OF THE BELGIAN ARMY AND OF THE REFUGEES / WHO DIED IN SHEFFIELD DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 / MAY THEY REST IN PEACE // (NAMES) // 1914-1919 / DURING THE / GERMAN / OCCUPATION / OF BELGIUM IN THE GREAT WAR THREE THOUSAND / REFUGEES CAME TO RESIDE IN SHEFFIELD ... Commission: Public subscription. " the raising of the memorial was the last act of the committee of Sheffielders who had banded together to help the refugees who came to the city, and who not only fed and housed them and educated their children, but sent them back to their homes again." Canon Dolan, Bishop of Sheffield as reported from an address on the occasion of the unveiling of the memorial. [1] Comment: Sadly the Chapel is in a very poor state as are many of the graves in this part of the cemetery. * INRI is the abbreviation for the Latin equivalent of 'Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews'; this being the inscription Pontius Pilate had affixed to Jesus' cross. References: [1] The Sheffield Daily Independent, Friday 22 July, 1921 report entitled: To Brave Belgium, Sheffield Memorial Tribute to a Gallant Nation.
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/05-0971.tif
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
not known
creator
not known
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Stonemason.
creator_role
Stonemason.
Creator Role
false
Subject Heading:
War memorials -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
War memorials -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Monuments -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Stone crosses
subject_heading
Stone crosses
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Relief (Sculpture), English
subject_heading
Relief (Sculpture), English
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Badges
subject_heading
Badges
Subject Heading
false