COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Barnsley War memorial
title
Barnsley War memorial
Title
false
Creation Date:
1925
creation_date
1925
Creation Date
false
Dimensions:
8m high (total) , 2.4m high (statue)
dimensions
8m high (total) , 2.4m high (statue)
Dimensions
false
Image Date:
2002
image_date
2002
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Location:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
location
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Display Creator:
TWEED, John and W.T. CURTIS
display_creator
TWEED, John and W.T. CURTIS
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
b016g
image_id
b016g
Image ID
false
Description:
Detail - panel showing 'Victory' at rear of monument. Location: Outside the Town Hall, Church Street, Barnsley. Description: A complex stone cenotaph. The facade 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. 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] Inscriptions: These are all cut into the stone and picked out in gold paint: On the right side: ' THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR EVERMORE ' On the front facade: ' IN / HONOURED MEMORY / OF / THE MEN AND WOMEN / OF / BARNSLEY / WHO / LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / ______ / 1939-1945 ' On the left side: ' AND WE IN FAITH / KEEP THAT PEACE / FOR WHICH THEY PAID ' 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.
description
Detail - panel showing 'Victory' at rear of monument. Location: Outside the Town Hall, Church Street, Barnsley. Description: A complex stone cenotaph. The facade 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. 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] Inscriptions: These are all cut into the stone and picked out in gold paint: On the right side: ' THEIR NAME / LIVETH FOR EVERMORE ' On the front facade: ' IN / HONOURED MEMORY / OF / THE MEN AND WOMEN / OF / BARNSLEY / WHO / LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / ______ / 1939-1945 ' On the left side: ' AND WE IN FAITH / KEEP THAT PEACE / FOR WHICH THEY PAID ' 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.
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
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
TWEED, John
creator
TWEED, John
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Designer and artist.
creator_role
Designer and artist.
Creator Role
false
Creator:
CURTIS, W.T.
creator
CURTIS, W.T.
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Architect.
creator_role
Architect.
Creator Role
false
Subject Heading:
War memorials -- England (South Yorkshire)
subject_heading
War memorials -- England (South Yorkshire)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture -- England (South Yorkshire)
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England (South Yorkshire)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture, British -- 1900-2000
subject_heading
Sculpture, British -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England (South Yorkshire)
subject_heading
Public art -- England (South Yorkshire)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Soldiers in art
subject_heading
Soldiers in art
Subject Heading
false