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Memorial details

Memorial type
Mosaic or mural
District
Southampton
Town
Southampton
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
SIR WILLIAM ROTHENSTEIN (Artist)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1916
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21760

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Current location

SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY SENATE ROOM
Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 420 130
Denomination: Undefined

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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)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
SUMMER 1998: THE MURAL WAS MOVED FROM THE ARLOTT ROOM OF THE STAFF CLUB TO THE REFURBISHED SENATE ROOM
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • 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

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