{"id":795468,"date":"2026-10-08T02:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/795468\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T02:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:34:20","slug":"plaque-unveiled-to-honour-groundbreaking-sculptor-of-war-memorial-in-lancaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/795468\/","title":{"rendered":"Plaque unveiled to honour groundbreaking sculptor of war memorial in Lancaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The plaque was unveiled on Monday by Cat Smith MP<\/p>\n

\n A plaque has been unveiled to honour a pioneering creator of a war memorial in Lancaster.\n <\/p>\n

Jennie Delahunt created the Westfield Memorial at the entrance to Westfield War Memorial Village on West Road.<\/p>\n

Cat Smith, MP for Lancaster & Wyre, unveiled a plaque in her memory at the War Memorial Village on Monday.<\/p>\n

Jennie (1876-1954) was a sculptor and art teacher at the Storey Institute and Lancaster Girls Grammar School.<\/p>\n

The bronze memorial, which was cast in 1925 and unveiled in 1926, depicts one soldier supporting another whilst offering him a drink.<\/p>\n

Photo: Lancaster Civic Vision<\/p>\n

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“It was an honour and a privilege to unveil this plaque at Westfield War Memorial Village,” said Ms Smith after unveiling the green heritage plaque.<\/p>\n

“Jennie Delahunt sounded like an extraordinary woman who was passionate about her craft as a sculptor.<\/p>\n

“The memorial she created in the village is incredibly special and unique, and it is only right that the woman behind this remarkable work is recognised and remembered forever.<\/p>\n

“Thank you to Mandy and the Westfield War Memorial Village Trustees for inviting me to unveil the plaque today.<\/p>\n

“I would also like to thank everyone who dedicated their time to researching Jennie\u2019s life and work, and to ensuring that her important contribution to the village is recognised.”<\/p>\n

The plaque says the sculpture is a “rare example of a First World War figurative memorial sculpted by a woman”.<\/p>\n

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City heritage group Lancaster Civic Vision has campaigned\u00a0to erect plaques to commemorate some of the many Lancaster women who have made important changes for the good of our area.<\/p>\n

Previous plaques have honoured Sister Aine Cox, founder of St John’s Hospice, and Janet Raby and Beatrice Parkinson, the last female lighthouse keepers in the UK.<\/p>\n

The Westfield Memorial Village provides housing and support to the Armed Forces community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The plaque was unveiled on Monday by Cat Smith MP A plaque has been unveiled to honour a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":795469,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[57043,57044,6225,6485,6486,27074,57042,57046,1120,96,4584,37387,8929,1382,57045,57047,128,57049,2186,57050,57048,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-795468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-103-5fm","tag-107-5fm","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-beyond","tag-beyond-radio","tag-carnforth","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-lancashire","tag-lancaster","tag-local","tag-local-news","tag-morecambe","tag-morecambe-bay","tag-music","tag-north-lancashire","tag-radio","tag-south-cumbria","tag-station","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}