War Memorial Near Junction Of Doncaster Road And Clifton Lane

SK4392 ROTHERHAM CLIFTON PARK 10/32 War Memorial near junction of Doncaster Road and Clifton Lane II War memorial. 1922 by Major J. E. Knight of Rotherham (Rotherham Advertiser). Granite stylobate to ashlar sandstone monument. Large cenotaph with curtain wall to rear. Plinth inscribed 'THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / AND / THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945'; on the shaft the quotation "IF I SHOULD DIE, THINK ONLY THIS OF ME: THAT THERE'S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND". Shaft decorated with wreaths and with a bronze sword on each return. Offset upper stage with upright palm leaves carved on corners and the words 'FOR / REMEMBRANCE' beneath a styalised sarcophagus with swags and cornice surmounted by a bronze brazier with eternal flame. Curtain wall to rear with end piers flanking 13 bronze panels bearing dedication to, and names of, the 1304 men of Rotherham lost in the 1914-1918 war. Unveiled on Sunday November 26th, 1922. Details of design in: Rotherham Advertiser, March 19th, 1921, plO.

Listing NGR: SK4335292909

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