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The work features a square pillar with a column at each corner, and a pediment and cornice in four parts, the whole surmounted by a crown on a squat column. It is set on two-step plinth, in turn set on open space on top of shallow steps. The First World War names are on the sides of the main column, in gilt incised lettering, while the Second World War names are on a metal plaque fixed to the second level on a plinth at the front of the memorial. There is a gilt incised laurel wreath on the cornice, front and rear.

Title

Mexborough War Memorial

Date

1922

Medium

pink granite

Measurements

H 425 x W 112 x D 112 cm (E)

Accession number

S64_SP_S198

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Doncaster Council

Custodian

Doncaster Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

11th November 1922

Access

at all times

Inscription description

TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF ALL THE BRAVE MEN OF MEXBOROUGH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / AND OF THEIR COMRADES OF THIS TOWNSHIP WHO IN OFFERING / AN EQUAL SERVICE, WERE NOT CALLED TO AN EQUAL SACRIFICE / 'SACRIFICE' ABOVE NAMES ON FRONT FACE 'SERVICE' ABOVE NAMES ON REAR FACE

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