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| TitleOfWork: | 'Peace Monument' | |
| DescriptionOfPhoto: | view from Wharncliffe Street | |
| DateOfCreation: | 1986 | |
| Dimensions: | Height: 170 cm | |
| Medium: | sandstone | |
| Location: | On a grass space at the traffic lights between Doncaster Road and Wharncliffe Street | |
| AtoZReference: | p.79 3E | |
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| Street: | Wharncliffe Street | |
| TownOrVillage: | Rotherham | |
| AreaInTown: | Clifton | |
| MetropolitanBorough: | Rotherham | |
| Photographer: | Dave Ball | |
| ImageCopyright: | Sheffield Hallam University | |
| AccessionNumber: | r030e | |
| Location: On a grass space at the traffic lights between Doncaster Road and Wharncliffe Street. The main gates to Clifton Park are on the opposite side of Doncaster Road. Description: A four-sided tapering column mounted on three steps. The word for peace is carved on the highest step in four different languages: English, German, Japanese and Russian. Commission: Erected in honour of International Peace Year, 1986 Comment: Subsequent press coverage claimed that the Russian word incorrectly spelt. The plot of land on which this is sited was dedicated to Tommy James, a local 'worker, writer and socialist' [1], who fought in both the 1st World War and the Spanish Civil War. References: [1] Plaque on site The Star: 7th January 1986 Rotherham Advertiser: 7th February / 25th April 1986 |
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