Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury
Mercury

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The pediment of the shelter has a sculpted relief of Mercury with electric rays emanating from his hands representing the dissemination of news by wireless. The shelter stems from the practice, established during the First World War, of posting newspapers of a variety of political views, together with telegraph bulletins, on a board for the information of villagers. It is now used as a general parish notice board.
Title

Mercury

Medium

stone

Accession number

DT11_PAL_S010

Acquisition method

purchased by J. Ismay

Work type

Relief

Owner

Iwerne Minster Parish Council

Custodian

Iwerne Minster Parish Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

1920

Listing date

24/06/85

Access

at all times

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Located at

Shute Lane, Iwerne Minster

DT11 8LZ

Located on a shelter at the junction with Tower Hill.