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Title
The Bombardment of the Hartlepool Memorial
Date
2014
Medium
stone & bronze
Accession number
TS24_KA_S015
Acquisition method
commissioned by Hartlepool Borough Council
Work type
Monument
Owner
Hartlepool Borough Council
Custodian
Hartlepool Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
16th December 2014
Access
at all times
Inscription description
the south face has a bronze plaque with gilded lettering and border which reads: The Bombardment of the Hartlepools / This memorial commemorates all those / across the Hartlepools who were killed or wounded / due to the naval bombardment of the 16th December 1914. / At least 114 civilians, 9 soldiers and 7 sailors were killed, / with 500 others being seriously wounded. / Contemporaries truthfully stated that no local family / was untouched by the events of that day. / The scenes depicted on the sides / are taken from local artist James Clark's painting / "The Bombardment of the Hartlepools" (1915), / which portrays the attack as it occurred close to this spot. / The figures symbolise those who found themselves / caught up in the attack, young or old, civilian or military. / "We will remember them"
