Memorial

Smethwick Allegory

Memorial Insitu

Source: Copyright John Hale

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Victoria Park, High Street, Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, England

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SP 020 870

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Allegory (eg: Victory)
WMR Reference Number: 17491
Description: THREE-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY CORNISH GRANITE TAPERING COLUMN WHICH IS SHAPED TO FORM A CROSS ON EACH FACE. BRONZE FIGURE OF PEACE HOLDING ALOFT A OLIVE BRANCH IN ONE HAND AND A SCROLL IN THE OTHER STANDS ON THE CURVED PROJECTING BASE ON THE 6 O'CLOCK FACE OF THE MEMORIAL. RELIEF PANELS ON THE SIDES OF THE GRANITE BASE. THE CAPSTONE IS DRAPED BY A CARVED REPRESENTATION OF THE COLOURS AND THE WHOLE IS SURMOUNTED BY A BRONZE BRAZIER. A BRASS CONTAINER IS SET WITHIN THE MEMORIAL WITH THE NAMES OF THE FALLEN INSCRIBED ON A SCROLL INSIDE IT ONE PANEL DEPICTS THE NAVY AND THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS FLANKED BY FIGURES OF A SAILOR AND AN AIRMAN. THE OTHER PANELS DEPICTS THE ARMY WITH SOLDIERS AND A GUN LIMBER. THE HORSES OF THE LIMBER ARE QUIETENING THE HORSES. THIS IS FLANKED BY THE FIGURES OF A SOLDIER AND A NURSE
Inscription: SCROLL: HONOUR / JUSTICE / FREEDOM BASE: "WAIT BUT FOR THE YIELD / OF ALL OUR TOIL AND - / GOD SHALL NOT FORGET"

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Maker(s): H H Martyn and Co., Founder / Foundry
ROBERT LINDSEY CLARK RSBS, Sculptor
MR ERNEST P HAYES, Designer
MESSRS HAYES & SONS LTD, Builder
MR THOS FORREST, Writer

Ceremonies

Unveiled

1925

MR AND MRS JOHN COLLEY

Dedicated

1925

REV W AYLMER ROWLANDS MA

Conservation

Components

Plaque: Made from: Bronze

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Smethwick Allegory

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Smethwick Allegory

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Memorial Details

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