Port Sunlight War Memorial
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The Port Sunlight War Memorial stands in a central position in the model village of Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside, England. The founder of the village and employer of its residents, William Lever,
Port Sunlight War Memorial
Figures on the plinth
Relief depicting the Naval Service
One of the reliefs depicting children with wreaths
Goscombe John
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Sir William Goscombe John was a Welsh sculptor known for his many public memorials. As a sculptor, John developed a distinctive style of his own while respecting classical traditions and forms of scul
Port Sunlight War Memorial
…Lever, was anxious to have a memorial to commemorate those of his workers who had been lost in the First World War. As early as 1916 he commissioned Goscombe John to design a war memorial, which was completed and unveiled in 1921 by two of his employees. It consists of a granite runic cross with bronze statues…
Portrait by Simon Hermon Vedder, 1901
Drummer Boy statue, reverse of the King's Regiment memorial, Liverpool
Detail of the Port Sunlight war memorial
Detail of The Response 1914, Newcastle upon Tyne