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Tribute to engineer restored
A MEMORIAL to a 19th century Sheffield engineer has been restored to its rightful place outside Ecclesfield Church.
Residents mounted a campaign to save the granite plinth commemorating the life of Thomas Jeffcock after it became a target for graffiti and vandalism in Ecclesfield Park.
But now, after years of neglect, the memorial has been restored and returned to its original home at Ecclesfield Church, where it was first placed in 1903.
Thomas Jeffcock came from one of Sheffield's great mining and engineering families, and was related to the city's first mayor.
The restoration only became possible when Thomas' great nephew William Jeffcock responded to an appeal for funds.
Hillsborough MP Angela Smith, who spearheaded the restoration, said: "When local residents showed me the state the memorial had got into I frankly thought there was little hope of saving it. But I was amazed when William Jeffcock came forward and offered his help to save the memorial."
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