York and Lancaster Memorial, Sheffield

rdf:langString York and Lancaster Memorial, Sheffield

rdf:langString York and Lancaster Regiment War Memorial

rdf:langString The memorial in 2013

rdf:langString War dead

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rdf:langString Roy Smith

rdf:langString Francis Jahn

rdf:langString G N Morewood

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rdf:langString Bronze statues

rdf:langString Granite ashlar

rdf:langString The York and Lancaster Regiment War Memorial (or York and Lancaster Memorial) is a war memorial to members of the York and Lancaster Regiment, in Weston Park, Sheffield, England. It was erected in the park in 1923 to commemorate the 8,814 members of the regiment who died in the First World War.The original inscription (all in upper case) reads: To the everlasting honourand glory of the 8814 officersnon-commissioned officers andmen of the York and Lancasterregiment who fell in the greatwar • 1914–1918 An inscription commemorating the victims of the Second World War was added after that conflict ended: Also of1222members of the regimentwho fell in the war 1939–1945 The monument consists of a winged female figure, variously described as Liberty or Victory, mounted on a granite ashlar obelisk with a stone stepped-base, with two attendant bronze figures of a helmeted officer with a drawn pistol, and a private with a Lee-Enfield rifle. The memorial cost £12,000, which was raised by a 'York and Lancaster Memorial Committee', through public subscription. Sheffield Technical School of Art were invited to design the memorial. The female figure is by a lecturer, , while the statues of soldiers, inscribed "E J Parlanti founder, London", are by two students, Roy Smith (the officer) and G N Morewood. Other students acted as models. Smith also provided the stone carving at the base of the reverse of the monument, as well as the overall design, which was previously and erroneously attributed to Charles Sargeant Jagger, who had also taught at Sheffield. The memorial was unveiled by Field Marshall Herbert Plumer on 7 July 1923. It was Grade II listed in June 1973, giving it legal protection from unauthorised alteration or demolition. The memorial should not be confused with the York and Lancaster Regiment Boer War memorial, which stands adjacent.