York and Lancaster Memorial, Sheffield

York and Lancaster Regiment War Memorial
	The memorial in 2013
	53°22′53″N 1°29′26″W / 53.381258°N 1.490581°W
Location	Weston Park, Sheffield, England
Designer	Francis Jahn; Roy Smith; G N Morewood;
Material	Granite ashlar; Bronze statues;
Opening date	7 July 1923
Dedicated to	War dead

The York and Lancaster Regiment War Memorial (or York and Lancaster Memorial) is a war memorial to members of the

First World War.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The original inscription (all in upper case) reads:[3]

To the everlasting honour
and glory of the 8814 officers
non-commissioned officers and
men of the York and Lancaster
regiment who fell in the great
war • 1914–1918

An inscription commemorating the victims of the

Second World War was added after that conflict ended:^[3]

Also of
1222
members of the regiment
who fell in the war
1939–1945

The monument consists of a winged female figure, variously described as

Lee-Enfield rifle.^[1] The memorial cost £12,000, which was raised by a 'York and Lancaster Memorial Committee', through public subscription.^[3]

Sheffield Technical School of Art were invited to design the memorial.[3] The female figure is by a lecturer, Francis Jahn, while the statues of soldiers, inscribed "E J Parlanti founder, London", are by two students, Roy Smith (the officer) and G N Morewood.^[3] Other students acted as models.^[3] Smith also provided the stone carving at the base of the reverse of the monument, as well as the overall design,^[1] which was previously and erroneously attributed to Charles Sargeant Jagger, who had also taught at Sheffield.^[3]

The memorial was unveiled by Field Marshal Herbert Plumer on 7 July 1923.^[3]

It was

Grade II listed in June 1973, giving it legal protection from unauthorised alteration or demolition.^[3]

The memorial should not be confused with the York and Lancaster Regiment

Boer War memorial, which stands adjacent.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Details of war memorial". Public Art Archive. Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^ "York and Lancs Memorial Weston Park". Sheffield Soldiers of the Great War. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1270765)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

[Hallam-1] "Details of war memorial". Public Art Archive. Sheffield Hallam University. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

[SSGW-2] "York and Lancs Memorial Weston Park". Sheffield Soldiers of the Great War. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

[NHLE-1270765-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1270765)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

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