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    Memorial

    Aysgarth

    Aysgarth memorial

    Source: Copyright John Hendry

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    Current Location

    Village Green, Aysgarth, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL8 3AD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SE 00351 88439

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • James P Bell

    • Wm Hemsley

    • John Percival

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    Type of Memorial
    Lamp or lighting
    WMR Reference Number
    30072
    Description
    CIRCULAR BASE SURMOUNTED BY BRICK AND CONCRETE COLUMN AND METAL STREET LIGHT. A PLAQUE FOR EACH WAR IS PLACED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE COLUMN
    Inscription
    WW1 PLAQUE: REMEMBER/ ALL WHO SHARED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ THESE OF AYSGARTH/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (NAMES) WW2 PLAQUE: THS TABLET IS ERECTED/ IN GRATEFUL THANKS FOR/ THE SAFE RETURN OF ALL/ / WHO SERVED FROM THIS/ TOWNSHIP IN THE/ SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945 COLUMN: HEARD/ 1914 - 1918
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Components

    Plaque

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1467482

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a dignified memorial with a relatively unusual design in the form of a street lamp, providing a conspicuous war memorial intended to draw attention to the memory of the fallen. Group value: * it benefits from group value standing in proximity to a number of listed buildings, including the Grade II The Ferns.

    Base

    Made from: Concrete


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1467482

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a dignified memorial with a relatively unusual design in the form of a street lamp, providing a conspicuous war memorial intended to draw attention to the memory of the fallen. Group value: * it benefits from group value standing in proximity to a number of listed buildings, including the Grade II The Ferns.

    Column

    Made from: Brick


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1467482

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a dignified memorial with a relatively unusual design in the form of a street lamp, providing a conspicuous war memorial intended to draw attention to the memory of the fallen. Group value: * it benefits from group value standing in proximity to a number of listed buildings, including the Grade II The Ferns.

    Lamp or Lighting

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1467482

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a dignified memorial with a relatively unusual design in the form of a street lamp, providing a conspicuous war memorial intended to draw attention to the memory of the fallen. Group value: * it benefits from group value standing in proximity to a number of listed buildings, including the Grade II The Ferns.

    • Carter Postcard Collection
    • http://www.cpgw.org.uk/local-war-memorials/aysgarth-yorkshire/
    • "Aysgarth War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1467482. Accessed 30 August 2024.