WW1 Monument, Shrewsbury Train Station, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
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A monument plaque to the memory of those who fell in the Great War, part of this is the surround area depicts two soldiers cast from bronze.
Waymark Code: WMC30N
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/19/2011
Views: 2
This monument specifically marks those who left their jobs as workers on the great western railway to join the war effort and died in the war.
The monument is made of cast bronze and the frame depicts to soldiers one looks like a normal man from the trenches, the other looks like a naval officer.
This monument was commissioned by the Great Western Railway, but no where on the plaque is a name of the artist.
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Where is this sculpture?:
Shrewsbury Railway Station
Castle Gates
Shrewsbury, Shropshire England
Sculptors Name: unknown, no name on piece (perhaps as it is also a WW1 monument?)
Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed
Website for sculpture?: Not listed
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