Norwich War Memorial is a First World War memorial in Norwich in Eastern England. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was the last of his eight cenotaphs (empty tombs) to be erected in England. In 1926 Norwich's newly elected lord mayor established an appeal to raise memorial funds for local hospitals and to construct a physical monument. He commissioned Lutyens, who designed a cenotaph atop a low screen wall with bronze gas-lit torches at either end, and a protruding Stone of Remembrance. Lutyens also installed a roll of honour listing the city's dead at Norwich Castle in 1931. A local disabled veteran unveiled the memorial in October 1927. It was moved from its original location to become the centrepiece of a memorial garden between the market and the City Hall in 1938. The structure on which the garden is built was found to be unstable in 2004; the memorial was closed off, and fell into disrepair. Work was completed in 2011, and the memorial was restored and rotated to face the city hall. It was rededicated on Armistice Day 2011 and is today a grade II* listed building.

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1215:

The Fourth Lateran Council convened, during which it was declared that belief in the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation was obligatory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Council_of_the_Lateran

1500:

During the Italian War of 1499–1504, Louis XII of France and Ferdinand II of Aragon signed a secret treaty to divide the Mezzogiorno between themselves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_War_of_1499%E2%80%931504

1934:

The Shrine of Remembrance, a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_Remembrance

1940:

Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all- aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the Battle of Taranto. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Taranto

1999:

The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords_Act_1999

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bachelor's fare: (dated) A simple meal that requires no cooking, such as bread and cheese. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bachelor%27s_fare

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