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| TitleOfWork: | Crossley Memorial Monument | |
| DescriptionOfPhoto: | view of monument | |
| DateOfCreation: | 1900 (c.) | |
| Dimensions: | Height: 223 cm | |
| Medium: | sandstone | |
| Location: | Halfway down the steps between High Street and Blyth Road | |
| AtoZReference: | p.83 4F | |
| Postcode: | S66 | |
| Street: | High Street and Blyth Road | |
| TownOrVillage: | Maltby | |
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| MetropolitanBorough: | Rotherham | |
| Photographer: | Dave Ball | |
| ImageCopyright: | Sheffield Hallam University | |
| AccessionNumber: | r038b | |
| Description: On octagonal plinth (50 cm high) on which stands a tapering, 183 cm high, octagonal column which used to support a street light. A cross is carved at the base of the column, which is also decorated with carving below the broken capitol. Inscriptions: An inscription all around the base of the column reads: ' In memory of WILLIAM HENRY CROSSLEY who was fatally injured / near this spot on SAINT PAUL'S DAY 1900 ' An further inscription on the base reads: 'ERECTED BY HIS WIDOW AND CHILDREN / "At eventide it shall be light" ' Commission: The widow of the victim commemorated. Comment: The light and broken pieces of stone from the top of the column were removed because they were no longer safe and are believed to be in store. |
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