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ArtistMaker:	not known
TitleOfWork:	Treeton War Memorial
DescriptionOfPhoto:	view of statue
DateOfCreation:	not known
Dimensions:	Height: 450 cm; Base: 48 cm square
Medium:	granite
Location:	By the roadside in a small memorial garden
AtoZReference:	p.102 6D
Postcode:	S60
Street:	Station Road
TownOrVillage:	Treeton
AreaInTown:
MetropolitanBorough:	Rotherham
Photographer:	Dave Ball
ImageCopyright:	Sheffield Hallam University
AccessionNumber:	r041a
Description: An infantry soldier, rifle reversed with his hands on the butt, stands head down on top of a square pedestal. A pile of rocks are supporting his legs. The pose is very similar to the war memorial at Laughton, except that this soldier is wearing a helmet, while the Laughton one has a cap. The statue is 140 cm high; the base 310 cm in height. Inscriptions: An inscription on the front reads: ' THIS MONUMENT / WAS ERECTED / BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION, / AS A THANK OFFERING FOR VICTORY, / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF TREETON / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, / 1914-1918. / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE ' A extra slab resting on the front f the column reads: ' ALSO IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR / 1939-1945 / THEY WOULD SAY "CHERISH FREEDOM" '. This slab is 75 cm square. Commission: The money was raised by public subscription.

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