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| ArtistMaker: | architect not known / carved by a Mr Everett [1] | 
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| TitleOfWork: | decorative carving | |
| DescriptionOfPhoto: | detail of doorway | |
| DateOfCreation: | 1905 | |
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| Medium: | sandstone | |
| Location: | Wombwell Library. (SE440403) | |
| AtoZReference: | p.39 1G | |
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| Street: | Station Road | |
| TownOrVillage: | Wombwell | |
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| MetropolitanBorough: | Barnsley | |
| Photographer: | Dave Ball | |
| ImageCopyright: | Sheffield Hallam University | |
| AccessionNumber: | b066b | |
| Description: Art Deco influenced decorative carving around the 3.5m high entrance archway. A winged cherub's head on a scroll appears on the keystone above the entrance. Further carving decorates the ?chimney above the central space of the building. Commission: The Library was funded by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. The foundation stone to the left of the entrance records details of this. Comment: References: [1] Interview with Wombwell Heritage Group: 11/3/2003 |
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