David Goss: Young monument yore

David Goss: Young monument yore

The alliterative title of today’s column features a word that is not in wide use in modern times, and in fact “yore” (sometimes spelled jor or jour in archaic form) refers to something memorable and worth sharing that happened long ago or in former years. It certainly applies to the Frederick Young monument in King’s Square, erected in 1891 to commemorate the heroic action of that 19-year-old youth in trying to save the life of 10-year-old Fredd…