Memorial

Filey - WW1 And WW2

Source: Copyright Brenda Howarth

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Current Location

The arch forms the entrance to the gardens, Memorial Gardens, Murray Street, Filey, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO14 9DE, England

TA 11762 80648

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Type of Memorial: Arch
WMR Reference Number: 30521
Description: Stone arch with bronze plaques on each supporting column. The plaques list the names of those who died and the main inscription runs across the top of arch. Bronze laurel wreaths are in relief above the plaques with the dates at centre. A circular metal plaque with inscription in relief was added to the Garden side of the Arch to mark the Centenary of the Great War in 2014.
Inscription: IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF FILEY/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914 1918/ (Names)/ 1939 1945/ (Names) Centenary Plaque: 2014 CENTENARY YEAR/ THE PEOPLE OF /FILEY/ REMEMBER/ THEIR MEN AND WOMEN/ WHO DIED IN THE/ GREAT WAR OF/ 1914 - 1918/ WE OWE THEM SO MUCH

Arch

Height: C12FT

Width: C14FT

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good