Cherie's Place » Memorial Service http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 07 May 2026 01:35:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 PhotoHunt – Symbolic http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/27/photohunt-symbolic/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2011/08/27/photohunt-symbolic/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:46:36 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=6477 photohunt

The sculptures on this war memorial are by John Cassidy:

At a meeting on 22 March 1920 the selection of a War Memorial Monument was made by the town’s War Memorial Committee; Cassidy was commissioned to execute and erect the Monument at a cost not exceeding £3,000. Over 370 Skipton men lost their lives in the 1914-18 war. The monument was unveiled on 8 April 1922. The triangular limestone pillar, about 20 feet (six metres) high, carries a bronze figure of ‘Winged Victory’ and at the base is a nude man modelled in the act of breaking a sword.

Some excellent close up photos of the sculptures can be found here.

Skipton War Memorial

Memorial Service

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