Conisbrough, Castle And War Memorial c.1960
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C152003
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This Norman stronghold was built on a natural mound as an earth and timber castle in the 12th century. The massive stone keep dates from a century later. Although owned by the Crown from 1461, it was in ruins by 1538. George V and Queen Mary visited the castle on 8 July 1912, only to return the following day to offer condolences to the families of the 35 men lost in the huge explosions at Cadeby Colliery. Coronation Park in the foreground includes the memorial to the soldiers of the Great War, and also the town stocks behind it.
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War Memorials
A special selection of photographs from our Archive of the War Memorials that connect us with those who fought and perished in the conflicts that have shaped the world we live in today. "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."- Laurence Binyon, For The Fallen
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