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PRN | 10294 | ||||
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Site or location name | Station Road Bridge Graffiti | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | The five carvings on the gritstone parapet of the Station Road railway bridge in Bakewell include a date of 1918 and are thought to have been done by a patient convalescing at the Newlands VAD hospital. The Indianhead motif was adopted by the US 2nd Infantry Division that was formed in October 1917 in France and after training entered the front line in Spring 1918. The nationality of the artist is unknown but is probably British as wounded American troops were generally treated in France. | ||||
Monument Type | HISTORICAL SITE;HISTORICAL SITE | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | GRITSTONE(SANDSTONE) | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | Bakewell | ||||
Site Location | Station Road Bridge Graffiti | ||||
Postcode | DE45 1GE | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: SK2228868967 (422288, 368967) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (18-09-2017) | ||||
Related Sites | |||||
Newlands Hospital | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (08-04-2014) | ||||
Copiled On | 18-09-2017 | ||||
Last Updated | 18-09-2017 |
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Carvings on the gritstone parapet of the railway bridge (Station Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire). Biplane carving. (File name: 10294_1135.jpg) |
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Carvings on the gritstone parapet of the railway bridge (Station Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire). Howitzer carving. (File name: 10294_1136.jpg) |
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Carvings on the gritstone parapet of the railway bridge (Station Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire). Indian head motif. (File name: 10294_1133.jpg) |
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Carvings on the gritstone parapet of the railway bridge (Station Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire). Lewis gun {poss) carving. (File name: 10294_1137.jpg) |
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Carvings on the gritstone parapet of the railway bridge (Station Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire). Tank carving. (File name: 10294_1134.jpg) |
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