Five Lamps Thornaby
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Description
Robert de Thormodhi wounded in the Crusades at Acre, swore to raise a shrine to the Virgin Mary if he survived his wounds. He did, and to fulfil his vow, a shrine niche to the Virgin Mary, lit by five sanctuary lamps was placed in St Peter's Church on Thornaby Green. To commemorate the legend, the Victorians erected a five lamp gas standard in 1874 at the junction of George Street and Mandale Road. Following damage to this structure, a replica was made in 1983 and moved to the present location in 2010. Today it is seen as a "Beacon of Free Speech" -
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Hornbeam Arts -
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Flickr (Flickr) -
License
What does this mean? Attribution-NonCommercial License
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Further information
Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9667981@N04/9218257644/
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 7 years, 10 months ago
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Picture Taken: Unknown -
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