Title: 1914 Centenary Memorial
Location: Eggleston, Co. Durham, 2014
Materials:
Dunhouse Buff sandstone
210 x 70 x 50 block with naturally cleaved rear face, relief carved to depict a battlefield grave marker in the form of an upturned WW1 Lee-Enfield rifle surmounted by a helmet, fixed into the ground by its bayonet. Alongside it the words ‘LEST WE FORGET’ are carved vertically in reverse lettering, with the dates of the conflict below. On the side a poppy grows up from within a coil of barbed wire, while skylarks fly above. Unveiled on August 4th 2014.