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| ArtistMaker: | KNIGHT; Major J.E. | 
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| TitleOfWork: | Rotherham War Memorial | |
| DescriptionOfPhoto: | view of memorial with curtain wall behind | |
| DateOfCreation: | 1922 | |
| Dimensions: | Height: c. 9 metres; width: 3.52 m; depth: 2 m | |
| Medium: | ashlar sandstone/ granite/ bronze | |
| Location: | Clifton Park. Near the main entrance at the junction of between Doncaster Road and Wharncliffe Street. | |
| AtoZReference: | p.79 3E | |
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| Street: | Clifton Park | |
| TownOrVillage: | Rotherham | |
| AreaInTown: | Clifton | |
| MetropolitanBorough: | Rotherham | |
| Photographer: | Dave Ball | |
| ImageCopyright: | Sheffield Hallam University | |
| AccessionNumber: | r032b | |
| Description: A sandstone cenotaph on a three stepped granite plinth. The cenotaph rises from a base to three stepped levels. At the top of the lowest level at front and rear is a carved wreath, on each of the two sides is a bronze sword. The edges of the second level are carved into feathers. The top level suggests a coffin with carved swags at its ends and with a bronze brazier and eternal flame on top. On the second level at front and rear are the words: ' FOR REMBRANCE '. At the base of the cenotaph the inscription: ' THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / AND / THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 ' and at the base of the first level: ' IF I SHOULD DIE, THINK ONLY THIS OF ME: / THAT THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGH FIELD / THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND ' Behind the cenotaph is a curtain wall with the names of the dead arranged by regiment and service. A plaque in the centre of the wall states: ' 1914 Sic virescit industria 1918 / TO COMMEMORATE THE MEN F ROTHERHAM / WHO DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / GAVE THE MOST THAT LOVE CAN GIVE / LIFE IRSELF / FOR GOD FOR KING FOR COUNTRY / AND FREEDOM OF THE WORLD ' The wall is 1.92 m high; 15 m long; and 56 cms deep. Commission: Unveiled on Sunday November 26, 1922. Major Knight was a Rotherham architect, who lived in a house opposite Clifton Park. |
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