Overview
Paupers Memorial is recorded as Memorial in England Sandwell. Figurative sculpture, designed by artist Andy Scholes, which commemorates paupers buried at the public expense in the cemetery and especially those who died as inmates of the West Bromwich Union Workhouse.
What this place is
The saved account records: Figurative sculpture, designed by artist Andy Scholes, which commemorates paupers buried at the public expense in the cemetery and especially those who died as inmates of the West Bromwich Union Workhouse.
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What survives
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Why it mattered
Paupers Memorial matters because the source connects human lives or community memory to this exact place. The source records: Figurative sculpture, designed by artist Andy Scholes, which commemorates paupers buried at the public expense in the cemetery and especially those who died as inmates of the West Bromwich Union Workhouse. The place therefore holds a human story, not just a building or map point.
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