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Just one more.
This empty arch must of housed a stone soldier statue, the plaque states it was hit by lightening.




Paul

Lovely to see pictures of ABW memorials. Over the past 25 years I have recorded over 1300 ABW memorials - see www.casus-belli.co.uk/abwmp

I wrote a history of the York memorial for York Historian (12:1995) - journal of the York Architectural and York Archaeological Society.

The missing statue was of a cavalryman. There is a statue of a sailor on the wall of the Carnegie Library in Lichfield that was made for the memorial but according to anecdotal evidence was rejected as he held a gun. In Treasurer's House adjacent to the memorial there is a wooden statue of the memorial with all the figures and the original sailor.

Regards
Meurig

Meurig

Thank you for the information on the missing statue,I also was not aware of the wooden statue in the Treasurer's house.
Is it available to view do you know or do you have a photo.

Paul

SWB wrote: Lovely to see pictures of ABW memorials. Over the past 25 years I have recorded over 1300 ABW memorials - see www.casus-belli.co.uk/abwmp

I wrote a history of the York memorial for York Historian (12:1995) - journal of the York Architectural and York Archaeological Society.

The missing statue was of a cavalryman. There is a statue of a sailor on the wall of the Carnegie Library in Lichfield that was made for the memorial but according to anecdotal evidence was rejected as he held a gun. In Treasurer's House adjacent to the memorial there is a wooden statue of the memorial with all the figures and the original sailor.

Regards
Meurig

Hello Paul

The wooden statue was just on a window sill in the house - no label or anything. If you want me to check I can ask a good friend in York.

Regards
Meurig

Hi Meurig,

Thank you that would be most kind if not too much trouble.
I get to York quite often only about 30 miles away, would be interesrting to see it if still there.
Just had a quick look on the memorials page on your website its very good, going to spend a few hours there I think!

Regards
Paul

SWB wrote: Hello Paul

The wooden statue was just on a window sill in the house - no label or anything. If you want me to check I can ask a good friend in York.

Regards
Meurig

I managed to find this postcard of the Memorial that has a postmark of 30th April 1907
Still in good shape after all these years




Paul