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| TitleOfWork: | Monument to Edward VII | |
| DescriptionOfPhoto: | detail: showing inscription on base with church visible in background | |
| DateOfCreation: | 1910 c. | |
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| Medium: | limestone (on sandstone steps) | |
| Location: | Hickleton | |
| AtoZReference: | (SE483053) | |
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| Street: | Doncaster Road | |
| TownOrVillage: | Hickleton | |
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| MetropolitanBorough: | Doncaster | |
| Photographer: | Dave Ball | |
| ImageCopyright: | Sheffield Hallam University | |
| AccessionNumber: | d82c | |
| Location: On a triangular site adjoining Doncaster Road (A635) at its junction with Hickleton Road. The ground is marked off with small stone bollards supporting a chain and planted with trees. The memorial is in its centre. Description: An octagonal shaft and 2-tiered pedestal supporting a cross, the whole mounted on 5 octagonal steps. On the cross facing east is a badly worn coat of arms; facing west is a bearded figure holding a child. The monument is sited on a circular grass mound. Inscription: On the upper pedestal, facing the church: May 6th 1910. On the upper pedestal, facing away from the the church: Grant him O Lord eternal rest / and in light perpetual / shine upon him : On the lower pedestal, facing the church: to Edward vii : / King of England : / in memory of the past : On the lower pedestal, facing away from the church: Erected by Charles Lindley : / Viscount Halifax : his / ? and ? : Commission: Charles Lindley (1839-1934) 2nd Viscount Halifax. |
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