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A figure of winged victory, standing on an orb balanced on one foot with both hands raised to the sky, clutching a wreath in the left hand. Around the orb is a serpent. All is mounted on plain tapered pylon and the base is reached by a flight of steps. There is a bronze wreath on the front face (upper) of the pedestal.

Title

War Memorial

Date

1922

Medium

bronze & stone

Measurements

H 250 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 250 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

SK13_IM_S005

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

26th March 1922

Inscription description

faces one and two: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HADFIELD WHO IN THE GREAT WAR GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1914 - 1918 / 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE' / (Names) / NAMES OF THE FALLEN; face three: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THOSE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR / KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE / GREAT WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / (Names) / MAKE THEM / TO BE NUMBERED WITH / THY SAINTS / IN GLORY EVERLASTING

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