Memorial

British Universities - WW1 Mural

Source: Southampton University

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Current Location

Senate Room, Highfield Campus, Southampton University, University Road, Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO17 1BJ, England

SU 42485 15175

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Type of Memorial: Mosaic or mural
WMR Reference Number: 21760
Description: MURAL WITH MANY FIGURES DEPICTED IN IT ON THE LEFT SIDE IS AN UNKNOWN SERVICEMAN GRADUAND WHO REPRESENTS ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WW1 BUT WHOSE DEGREES COULD NEVER BE CONFERRED. THE STANDING FIGURES REPRESENT LEADING INTELLECTUAL FIGURES OF THE DAY: ROBERT BRIDGES; A E HOUSMAN; JAMES FRAZER; JOHN MCTAGGART; WILLIAM BATESON; GILBERT MURRAY; FRANCIS DARWIN. ALSO DEPICTED ARE VICE-CHANCELLORS OF THE COUNTRY'S UNIVERSITIES
Inscription: (IN MEMORY OF MEMBERS OF BRITISH UNIVERSITIES WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR)

Maker(s): Sir William Rothenstein, Painter
Maintenance History: SUMMER 1998: THE MURAL WAS MOVED FROM THE ARLOTT ROOM OF THE STAFF CLUB TO THE REFURBISHED SENATE ROOM

DICTIONARY OF BRITISH ART VOLUME V BRITISH ARTISTS 1880-1940 by JOHNSON, J 438 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:ANTIQUE COLLECTORS CLUB 1994 WOODBRIDGE, SUFFOLK
HARTLET NEWS SPRING 1999, VOL 2 NO 18, P 6-7
University of Southampton, https://www.southampton.ac.uk/greatwar_unknownwar/news/2014/05/20_rothenstein_mural.page, accessed 5th December, 2023