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Description: | A hexagonal ashlar obelisk sitting on a double hexagonal base and ringed in bronze at the top. On this stands the winged bronze figure of 'Victory' on a stone base facing north, a down-turned sword in her left hand, a laurel crown in her outstretched right and a scabbard at her side. Since 1978 her wings have been made of fibreglass. Attached to the north face of the obelisk there is a lion head in bronze above bronze and copper fasces. On the lower base of the obelisk on the north (the Northumberland) side there is the twice-life sized, semi-naked figure of 'Northumbria' reaching up to receive 'Victory's tribute. With her left hand the latter holds an unfurled military standard with a crown on top whilst steadying herself against the side of the obelisk. There is the fragment of a laurel crown in the palm of her up-stretched right hand. Attached to each of the other faces of the obelisk there are copper panels on which are bronze shields bearing the names of the dead listed by regiment. These are linked by bronze garlands of oak leaves and laurels, except for the south face which has a relief panel of helmeted British soldiers storming a Boer-held kopje with the words QUO FATA VOCANT inscribed on the upper frame. The whole is set on four wide and shallow steps in a pedestrianised area. Additional Information: The 3,737 officers and men of the Northumbrian regiments who lost their lives in the South African War 1899-1902. | Subjects: | War Memorial, South African / Boer | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Sculptor: Macklin, Thomas Eyre Foundry: Montacutelli | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=7532... | Go to resource |
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