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Memorial details

Memorial type
Stone of remembrance
District
Sheffield
Town
Sheffield
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 13th July 1986
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27817

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Current location

TOWN HALL WITHIN PEACE GARDEN
Peace Gd
Sheffield
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S1 2HH
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 35367 87141
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
ROUGH-HEWN STONE OF REMEMBRANCE. TWO PLAQUES. LARGER PLAQUE BEARS INSCRIPTION AND POETRY BY BYRON. SMALLER BRASS PLAQUE BEARS UNVEILING DETAILS. LARGER PLAQUE DEPICTS BATTLE SCENE WITH BARBED WIRE.
Inscription
LARGER PLAQUE: SPANISH CIVIL WAR/ 1939-1939/ IN HONOUR OF THE SHEFFIELD MEN/ WHO FOUGHT ALONGSIDE THE SPANISH/ PEOPLE IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY/ AND OF THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CITY/ WHO WORKED IN SUPPORT OF THE CAUSE./"YET, FREEDON YET, THY BANNER/ TORN BUT FLYING/ STREAMS LIKE THE THUNDER-STORM/ AGAINST THE WIND"/ BYRON SMALL PLAQUE: THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY MARTIN FALNNERY, M.P., FOR THE HILLSBOROUGH SHEFFIELD CONSTITUENCY ON SUNDAY 13TH JULY 1986 IN THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILLOR DAVID BLUNKETT, LEADER OF THE COUNCIL, COUNCILLOR VIVIENNE NICHOLSON, CHAIR OF THE LIBRARIES AND ARTS COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS AND VETERANS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BRIGADE OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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