Other Works.War Memorials
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| Lampeter War Memorial | Lampeter Dyfed | This memorial stands in Lampeter's Bryn Square and is inscribed
"TO THE/ IMMORTAL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF LAMPETER/ AND OF NURSE RICHARDS/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ NOBLY THEY DID THEIR DUTY/ AND SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ DEFENDING THEIR HOMES AND COUNTRY/ MEWN ANGOR NI CHANT FOD/ (NAMES)/ THIS INSCRIPTION IS/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ 1939-1945/(NAMES)" inscription The memorial consists of a square granite plinth on a raised terrace surmounted by a bronze by Goscombe John depicting a soldier standing with slung rifle and one foot resting on a rock. The memorial was unveiled in October 1921. |
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| The Men of Penarth War Memorial | Penarth South Glamorgan | This memorial stands in Alexandra Gardens with the inscription
"IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF PENARTH/ WHO DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 1918/ ALSO/ 1939 1945" inscription The memorial comprises a white granite stepped obelisk with a winged "Victory" figure on the side of the obelisk facing the sea. "Victory" holds both wreath and sword and stands on the prow of a ship.The memorial was unveiled on 11 November 1924. |
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| Llandaff and Llandaff Cathedral School War Memorial | Llandaff South Glamorgan | This memorial which stands on Cathedral Green has an inscription on the central plinth reading
"LLANDAFF REMEMBERS/ HER OWN SONS/ AND THOSE OF/ THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ NON SIBI SED PATRIAE" inscription The names of those honoured being listed on two outer plinths. Goscombe John has sculpted some figures in bronze and these stand atop the plinth. The figure on the central plinth is a robed figure with one arm raised in blessing whilst there is a shield on his other arm. He is flanked by an armed schoolboy and an armed workman these representing two future soldiers in training, one drawn from Llandaff Cathedral School the other from the population of Llandaff itself. The memorial was unveiled 18 October 1924by the Earl of Plymouth. |
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| Royal Welch Fusiliers Memorial | Bodhyfryd Clwyd | The memorial was moved from its original site at the junction of Bodhyfryd and Chester Roads due to an increased volume of traffic and is now located at the junction of Regent Street and Grosvenor Road in Wrexham. The main inscription reads
"TO THE/ IMMORTAL MEMORY/ OF THE ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS/ DUW CADWR BRENIN/ DROS RHYDDID COLLASANT EU GWAED" inscription with a further inscription on the left wall reading"HEFYD I GOFIO'R FFIWSILWYR CYMREIG BRENHINOL/ A SYRTHIODD YN YR AIL RHYFEL MAWR 1939-1945" inscription and another on the right side wall reading"ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE ROYAL WELCHMEN/ WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945" inscription The memorial comprises an Ashlar granite pedestal with flanking walls. The central pedestal is surmounted by bronze figures by Goscombe John these dressed in the 18th and 20th Century uniforms of the Royal Welch Fusiliers. The unveiling ceremony took place on 15 November 1924. |
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| Memorial to 2nd Battn Royal Sussex Regiment -1882 to 1902 | Eastbourne Sussex | Located in Cavendish Place, Eastbourne, this memorial comprises a two stepped granite octagonal base, set in the junction of the road. bronze plaques are positioned on the south west and north west sides and these have reliefs showing soldiers in action in the Black Mountain and Tirah expeditions. On the South East face is the dedicatory inscription and there is a list of names on the north west face. At the base Goscombe John has sculpted a young officer in the uniform of the Bengal Regiment prior to the Indian Mutiny. He wears a plumed shako and has a downward facing drawn sword in his right hand. His left hand rests on his hip. There is a cannon to the rear. The inscription on south-east face reads
"ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT/ TO THE/ HONOUR AND GLORY/ OF/ THE OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED/ OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 2ND BAT-/-TALION ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT, FORMERLY 107 REGIMENT/ BENGAL INFANTRY WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE SRVICE OF THE BATT-/ -ALION ABROAD IN MALTA EGYPT/ AND IN INDIA FROM 1882 TO 1902/ AND IN SPECIAL MEMORY OF THE CA-/-MPAIGNS IN WHICH THE BATTALION/ TOOK PART THE BLACK MOUNTAIN/ EXPEDITION OF 1888 AND THE TIRAH/ CAMPAIGN OF 1897-98 THIS MEMORIAL/ HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES" inscription The inscription on the north west Face reads"2ND ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT/ ROLL OF OFFICERS NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND/ MEN WHO DIED WHILE THE BATTALION WAS ON FOREIGN/ TOUR OF SERVICE FROM 21 JULY (...?) UNTIL 11 DEC 1902 1882-1902/ IN 1882/ (Names)/ IN 1883/ (Names)/ IN 1884/ (Names)/ IN 1885/ (Names)/ IN 1886/ (Names)/ IN 1887/ (Names)/ BLACK MOUNTAIN EXPEDITION 1888/ (Names)/ IN 1889/ (Names)/ IN 1890/ (Names)/ IN 1891/ (Names)/ IN 1892/ (Names)/ IN 1893/ (Names)/ IN 1894/ (Names)/ IN 1895/ (Names)/ IN 1896/ (Names)/ TIRAH EXPEDITION 1897-1898/ IN 1897/ (Names)/ IN 1898/ (Names)/ IN 1899/ (Names)/ IN 1900/ (Names)/ IN 1901/ (Names)/ IN 1902/ (Names)" inscription The memorial was unveiled on 7 February 1906. |
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| Llanelli War Memorial | Llanelli Dyfed | The memorial is located opposite the Town Hall. Inscription reads
"TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LLANELLY/ TEYRNGED LLANELLI I'W GWRONIAID/ PRO PATRIA - 1914-1919 - 1939-1945" inscription Memorial comprises a plinth surmounted by a bronze infantryman wearing helmet with his rifle slung over one arm. He stands with his arm around a bare-chested gunner who stands with cap and hands to his front. Unveiling took place in 1923. Image shown courtesy David Daniel. |
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| Carmarthen County War Memorial | Carmarthen Dyfed | This memorial is located in Priory Street and has an inscription on the front face reading
"TO THE/ IMMORTAL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ CARMARTHENSHIRE/ WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ MEWN ANGOF NI CHANT FOD" inscription and on the face to the rear"TO/ ONE THOUSAND NINE/ HUNDRED AND TEN/ NURSES AND OFFICERS/ AND MEN/ OF ALL RANKS/ FROM THIS COUNTY ALSO/ TO THE SACRED/ MEMORY OF ALL/ THOSE FROM/ CARMARTHENSHIRE/ WHO FELL IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ CYFAREDD COF YW HIRAETH REMEMBER THE FALLEN/ KOREA/ 1950-1954/ ER COF AM Y RHAI A GOLLWYD" inscription The memorial comprises a stone plinth with a soldier on the top. He stands at ease, bareheaded and with rifle and bayonet. Unveiled 5 September 1924. |
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| Wigan and District South African War Memorial | Wigan Greater Manchester | Memorial located in Wigan's Mesnes Park. Comprises an inscribed plinth originally surmounted by a highly detailed stone figure of an officer in Boer War campaign uniform and slouch hat holding a bronze banner and pistol. Sadly the statue was subjected to repeated vandalism and after the sword had been repeatedly stolen the statue was removed by the council and dumped! The memorial commemorates the Second Boer War (1899-1902). | |
| Memorial to the Engine Room Heroes of the "Titanic" | Liverpool Merseyside | This memorial stands on Pier Head in Liverpool. It is inscribed on the north face
"IN HONOUR OF / ALL HEROES OF THE / MARINE ENGINE ROOM / THIS MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED BY / INTERNATIONAL SUBSCRIPTION" inscription and on the south face"THE BRAVE DO NOT DIE / THEIR DEEDS LIVE FOR EVER / AND CALL UPON US / TO EMULATE THEIR COURAGE / AND DEVOTION TO DUTY" inscription Comprises a granite column with a carved Egyptian scene at the top and statues of engineers by Goscombe John on the West face. There are depictions of Water,Earth,Sea and Fire on each corner. The memorial commemorates the 122 Engineers who died when RMS Titanic sunk on 15 April 1912. |
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| Kings Liverpool Regiment Memorial | Liverpool Merseyside | This memorial is located in St Johns Gardens in Liverpool. A central granite pedestal is surmounted by Goscombe John's depiction of "Britannia". The pedestal is flanked by arching walls with the figure of a serviceman at each end. At the left end of the wall is a soldier of 1685 whilst a soldier of 1902 stands at the right end. At the foot of the pedestal are carvings of guns and other military equipment. At the memorial's rear is the Regimental badge, a sphinx and below the figure of a drummer boy dressed in the uniform of 1743. He sits on a rock and beats the "Call to Arms". The inscription on the front face reads
"THE/ KINGS/ LIVERPOOL/ REGIMENT/ THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS/ NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/ REGIMENT AND BY THE GRATEFUL CONTRIBUTIONS/ OF THE PEOPLE OF LIVERPOOL IN MEMORY OF/ THEIR COMRADES AND FELLOW CITIZENS WHO/ DIED DURING THE CAMPAIGN IN AFGHANISTAN 1878-80/ BURMA 1885-1887 AND SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902/ SOME FELL ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE SOME DIED/ OF WOUNDS AND SOME OF DISEASE BUT ALL GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THE HONOUR OF THE REG-/-IMENT THEIR CITY AND THEIR COUNTY" inscription Further inscriptions record some of the battles in which this regiment fought-BLENHEIM. RAMILLIES. OUDENARDE./ MALPLAQUET. DETTINGEN. DEFENCE OF MARTINIQUE. NIAGARA. DELHI./ LUCKNOW. PEIWOR - KOTAL/ LADYSMITH. |
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| Memorial tablet Lt Col A Carteret-Thynne DSO | Kilkhampton Cornwall | Lt Col A Carteret-Thynne DSO had a distinguished war record in both the South African War and the Great War. He died in battle on 6 November 1917 and is buried at Beersheba War Cemetery in Israel. Goscombe John both designed and carried out sculptural work on a white marble tablet in Kilkhampton parish church erected in honour of Carteret-Thynne. Goscombe's work includes a figure of Carteret-Thynne in Field Service Dress and on a charger. | |
| Memorial tablet for Capt H B Knott and Major J L Knott DSO. | Heddon on the Wall Northumberland | At St Andrew's Church in Heddon on the Wall, Goscombe John carried out work on a memorial tablet on the north aisle wall. Two members of the Knott family are remembered. Major James Leadbitter Knott DSO gave his life at the Somme on 1 July 1916 and he is buried at Ypres alongside his brother Captain Henry Basil Knott who had been killed in 1915 at Ypres. The marble tablet is in two halves with pillars at the end and in the centre. Each half has a pediment with the figure of a knight on horseback carved in half relief by Goscombe John. | |
| Memorial to Basil Webb | Hereford Hereford and Worcester | In Hereford Cathedral, Goscombe John worked on a reredos located in the crypt of the Lady Chapel. It was Sir Henry Webb who funded the restoration of the Cathedral's crypt and Lady Chapel in memory of his son Basil who had been killed in the Great War. Goscombe John was commissioned to work on the reredos for which he carved the figures of St Michael, St George, and St Ethelbert. | |
| Memorial to those Journalists killed in the Second Boer War. | St Paul's Cathedral Greater London | Located in the Crypt of St Paul's in the Chapel of St Faith, south aisle, is a work by Goscombe John inscribed
"TO THE MEMORY OF THE JOURNALISTS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES SERVING / AS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902 / (Names)/ERECTED BY THE INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISTS" inscription The memorial comprises a bronze gilt wall panel with the image of a barefoot woman seated and holding a wreath. The panel has a beaded border set in a red variegated marble frame. The list of 12 names includes the name of the news agency or newspaper which employed those who died. |
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| Coldstream Guards Memorial- Boer War | St Paul's Cathedral Greater London | In the south nave vestibule of St Paul's is another Goscombe John work, this a memorial to the 207 men of the Coldstream Guards who lost their lives in the Second Boer War. Goscombe John's composition depicts two men of the Coldstream Guards. One man from the 1st Battalion is mortally wounded and lies dying in the arms of his comrade from the 2nd Battalion. Above these two is a group of Coldstreamers of former times watching proudly, as if in a vision, the bravery of their successors. Goscombe John includes the figure of General Monck, the first Colonel of the Coldstream Guards who is depicted on a horse. The other figures suggest campaigns in which the Regiment had seen service, including those of Marlborough, the Peninsula, Waterloo and the Crimea. In the background of the relief Goscombe John recreates the South African veldt, with distant kopjes, from behind which the setting sun floods both the landscape and the figures. Below the panel and on a riband is a Garter star (the regimental badge) and the motto 'Nulli Secundus'. |
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