Great War Memorial Cross, Napier
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Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of the Great War Memorial Cross in the Cathedral Gardens on Hastings Street in Napier. The memorial was unveiled on 14 June 1924 by Robert Douglas Maclean. The plaque on the cross reads: In honoured memory of all those from Hawke's Bay who served in the Great War 1914-1918. Their name liveth for evermore.
St John's Cathedral, designed by the Christchurch-based architect Benjamin W Mountfort, can be seen on the right side of the photograph. This building was destroyed during the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, unknown. 1924-1931.
St John's Cathedral, designed by the Christchurch-based architect Benjamin W Mountfort, can be seen on the right side of the photograph. This building was destroyed during the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931.
Photographer, unknown.
Date, unknown. 1924-1931.
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Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 205 x 161mm
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Subject period
Subject date
1924-1931
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 12985
Credit Line
gifted by anonymous
Other number(s)
m2004/19, 12985, 79088
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