FRENCH PRISONERS
UKNIWM Ref: 325
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Address
| Type: |
ANIMAL FIGURE |
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| Other Location Details: |
BESIDE NORTH BOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF A1 |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TL 160 908 |
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Previous Locations
| Address | Date Moved | Reason for Move |
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A1
NORMAN CROSS
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
ENGLAND
|
1990 |
KNOCKED OVER BY VANDALS AND MOTORWAY WIDENED |
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM/ THIS COLUMN/ WAS ERECTED AD1914 TO THE MEMORY OF/ ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY/ SOLDIERS & SAILORS/ NATIVES OR ALLIES OF FRANCE/ TAKEN PRISONER DURING THE NAPOLEONIC WARS/ WITH GREAT BRITAIN AD1793-1814/ WHO DIED AT THE MILITARY DEPOT AT NORMAN CROSS WHICH FORMERLY/ STOOD ON THIS SPOT AD1797-1814/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ ERECTED BY THE ENTENTE CORDIALE SOCIETY & OTHER/ FRIENDS/ ON THE INVITATION OF THE LATE W H SANDS ESQ/ HONORARY SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| COLUMN |
STONE |
5000MM |
3000MM |
3000MM |
GOOD |
| FIGURE |
BRONZE |
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|
|
GOOD |
Physical Description
EAGLE SURMOUNTING A COLUMN
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
REVOLUTIONARY/NAPOLEONIC |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
|
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| Maintenance History: |
1990: THE COLUMN WAS TOPPLED AND THE EAGLE STOLEN.1998: SINCE 1990 THE NORMAN CROSS EAGLE APPEAL HAVE BEEN WORKING TO RESTORE THE MONUMENT AND THE COLUMN WAS RE-ERECTED ON 31 OCTOBER 1998.
2004: THE SITE IS NOW A DESIGNATED ANCIENT MONUMENT AND IT IS PLANNED THAT A NEW MEMORIAL WILL BE ERECTED IN APRIL 2005 NEARER TO THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL PRISON.
2005: CEREMONY TO UNVEIL NEW MEMORIAL ON THE A15 HELD 2 APRIL 2005. |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
RT HON BARON WEARDALE |
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
DUKE OF WELLINGTON |
Sponsorships
| Sponsorship Type: |
Private |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
NOT APPLICABLE |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
|
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| MESSRS JOHN THOMPSON & SONS |
BUILDER |
| LT COL H P CART DE LAFONTAINE |
ARCHITECT |
| MR JAMES ALEXANDER STEVENSON |
SCULPTOR |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
PROG: "CELBERATING THE RETURN OF THE NORMAN CROSS EAGLE: SOUVENIR PROGRAM" 2 APRIL 2005
OTHER: NORMAN CROSS APPEAL LEAFLET |
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| Photographs: |
None |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
No |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Publications: |
1 |
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| Publication Name | Author | Date Published | Page / Date | Other Information |
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| Family Tree Magazine |
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33/October 2005 |
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