The Great War Week

1914

The Great War week began at Conisbrough library on March 22nd 2014. We would like to thank everyone who visited the library and contributed towards the success of the week.

2014 is the Centenary of the Great War which began in 1914 and ended in 1918.

The World wide conflict followed shortly after the Cadeby disaster in 1912 when 91 men and boys in Denaby and Conisbrough lost their lives.

As the recruitment for the Great War gathered pace, and without much hesitation 2,100 local people left our area to take part in a conflict on foreign shores, most of whom had never left the area before.

The war memorials in Conisbrough and Denaby silently tell us that 340 more boys and men were never to return to our locality

We attempted to pay a small homage to their valiant memory at Conisbrough Library in the week from  March 22nd 2014

Photographs and Stories

We displayed over 400 stories . They told the story of the many acts of heroism and sacrifice from the people of this area.

A diorama depicting Laurence Calvert´s (VC) heroismis on display with other models from the period, hand crafted by a local painter