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thumb Exeter War Memorial, also known as The Northernhay War Memorial is a war memorial in Exeter, Devon, located opposite Rougemont Castle in Northernhay Gardens. Designed by John Angel,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sculptor John Angel )〕 it was erected in 1923 at a cost of £6000 and supported by public subscription.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Northernhay war memorial, Exeter )〕 ==History== At the time, John Angel was spending four years as an assistant to Sir George Frampton, and his influence is apparent in the allegorical style.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=John Angel F.R.B.S. )〕 The figure of "Peace" (also known as ''Victory''〔 ISBN 9780850523638.〕) was exhibited by Angel at The Royal Academy in 1922,〔 being exhibited in the courtyard of Burlington House,〔 as were other studies of this and the Bridgewater War Memorial on several occasions.〔 An additional plaque honours those soldiers killed in World War II. Haytor Quarry was reopened in 1919 solely to provide the granite for the memorial.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Granite quarrying and the Haytor Granite Tramway )〕 Quarried and erected by Messrs. Easton & Son of Exeter, it is a total of high, with a high pedestal.〔 The figure representing Victory, tall, is said to hold "aloft a spray of laurels in token of gratitude to Heaven. Boldly modelled, and with considerable action, this figure, standing on a dragon, forms an interesting silhouette from all sides."〔 On each of the four arms of the cross is a bronze figure representing the war, including a soldier, a sailor on the hull of a ship, a prisoner of war, and a V.A.D. nurse in uniform holding a bandage.〔 The figures would each be in height if they were standing.〔 Northernhay contains a history of the Exeter War Memorial. The dedication ceremony for the memorial was celebrated by the Bishop of Crediton Robert Trefusis. It was unveiled by the Right Honourable Admiral David Beatty. Ceremonies were concluded by a trumpeter on Athelstan's Tower who played The Last Post.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Exeter War Memorial」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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