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South African War Memorial |
Robert Bridgeman
1905 |
Two-stage octogonal column, a so-called Edwardian Cross, in the upper stage originally eight statues of soldiers - one is missing since a lightning strike in 1961.
The memorial was unveiled by Earl Roberts on 3 August 1905.
Description from Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer of 4 August 1905:
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEMORIAL CROSS.The IWM website gives the statues in this order: Sailor, Cavalryman, Artilleryman, Infantryman, Imperial Yeoman, Militiaman, Volunteer and Nurse. We were not able to identify them, except for the sailer and the nurse (nrs. 1 and 5), proving that the IWM-order is not the order on the monunent.
The county memorial is a Edwardian cross of Ketton stone. It is 57ft. high. One plinth is octagonal in shape, and on the panels are slabs of Cumberland slate on which are inscribed the names of 1,459 Yorkshire men of all ranks and arms of the Service, with the sailors and military nurses, who were killed or died of disease in the war. It was designed Mr. G. F. Bodiey, R.A.. and executed by Messrs. Bridgeman, of Lichfield. The site was kindly given the Little Blake Street Improvement Committee. The number of the subscribers is 231.
It is proposed to fill the niches wich figures as follows: Sailor, presented by Mr. G. Faber, M.P.; cavalry, by the Earl of Carlisle and Mr. Frank Green; artillery and Imperial yeomanry, by Viscount Mountgarrett; militiamen, by Earl Fitzwilliam, D.S.C.; Volunteers, by the Marquess of Ripon, K.G.; and nurse. At present the statues have not been completed, and for yesterday's function several models were placed on the niches in the upper sections of the plinth. This is surmounted by a lantern with pinnacles and flying buttresses, the whole being crowned with a cross. The memorial is extremely handsome, and quite in keeping with the surroundings.
 (1) Sailor (see als the sailor in Lichfield). |
 (2) Cavalryman? |
 (3) ... |
 (4) Artilleryman? |
 (5) Nurse |
 (6) Volunteer? |
 (7) Militiaman? |
 (8) Imperial yeoman |
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Remember those loyal and gallant soldiers and sailors of this County of York who fell fighting for their country's honour in South Africa 1899 to 1902 and whose names are inscribed on this Cross, erected by their fellow Yorkshiremen A.D. 1905 |
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