The York City War Memorial is a First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and located in York, in the north of England. A public meeting in January 1920 to decide how to commemorate York's war dead opted for a monument, over a more utilitarian memorial. Lutyens was engaged, and his first design was approved, but it was perceived to clash with York's existing architecture, and the proposed site was abandoned in favour of one just outside the city walls. Lutyens submitted a new design, of a war cross and stone of remembrance, that was scaled back to the cross alone due to lack of funds. Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), unveiled the memorial on 25 June 1925. It consists of a stone cross 33 feet (10 metres) high on three stone blocks and a stone base, mounted on two further blocks and two shallow steps. It sits in a memorial garden, with an entrance designed by Lutyens. The memorial itself is a Grade II* listed building.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1884:
Welsh physician William Price was arrested for attempting to cremate his deceased infant son; he was acquitted in the subsequent trial, which eventually led to the legalisation of cremation in the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Price_%28physician%29
1953:
An article published in Pravda accused nine eminent doctors in Moscow of taking part in a plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctors%27_plot
1968:
American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom Prison live at Folsom State Prison in California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Folsom_Prison
2001:
The first of two large earthquakes struck El Salvador, killing at least 944 people and destroying over 100,000 homes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2001_El_Salvador_earthquake
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walk-on girl: (darts) A woman who escorts a player to the stage at a darts event. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/walk-on_girl
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Rosalynn and I are troubled by the violence at the U.S. Capitol today. This is a national tragedy and is not who we are as a nation. Having observed elections in troubled democracies worldwide, I know that we the people can unite to walk back from this precipice to peacefully uphold the laws of our nation, and we must. We join our fellow citizens in praying for a peaceful resolution so our nation can heal and complete the transfer of power as we have for more than two centuries. --Jimmy Carter https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter