Detail View: SHIMMER: Hall of Memory
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Title:
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Hall of Memory
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Creation Date:
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1925
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Image Date:
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2007
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Period:
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20th century
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Start Date:
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1922
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End Date:
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1925
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Location:
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Birmingham
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Country:
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ENGLAND, UK
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Material:
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limestone - Portland
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Display Creator:
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COOKE and TWIST , TOFT
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Image ID:
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07-2200
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Description:
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The Hall of Memory, Centenary Square (by COOKE & TWIST), erected to commemorate 12,320 Birmingham citizens who died in the Great War, is the domed building to the right. Exterior sculptures, Allegories of Army, Navy, Air Force and Women's Services, are by TOFT. The sculpture visible is a representation of the Air Force.
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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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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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TOFT, Albert
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1862
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1949
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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.
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Creator:
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COOKE, S.N. and TWIST, W.N.
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Creator Role:
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Architects.
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Nationality:
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British.
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Subject Heading:
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Public sculpture -- England -- Birmingham
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- England -- Birmingham
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Subject Heading:
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War memorials -- England -- Birmingham
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture -- England -- Birmingham
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