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    Memorial

    Askham Bryan Memorial Cross

    Askham Bryan Memorial Cross

    Source: Copyright John E Scurr

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    Current Location

    St Nicholas Church, Askham Bryan, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO2 3QU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SE 55363 48449

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    30880
    Description
    Portland Stone Latin Cross and plinth, the latter bearing incised inscription and names in black. Single step stone base. Ornate Celtic-style carving on head and shaft of Cross.
    Inscription
    North West Face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ WHO GIVETH US THE VICTORY/ AND IN EVER THANKFUL/ MEMORY OF ALL IN THIS/ PARISH WHO SERVED/ THEIR COUNTRY/ ESPECIALLY THOSE HERE/ RECORDED WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919 South West Face : (Names) South East Face: "GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS"
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    8
    Died
    8
    Information shown
    surname,regiment,forename,age of death
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • Mr Ward (forename not known), Designer

    Maintenance History
    MEMORIAL CLEANED AND RE-LETTERED JULY 1988: COST WAS MET BY FUNDS RAISED BY MRS J M CARBERT

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    29th August 1919

    Bishop Suffragan of Beverley

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 2670MM

    Width: 790MM

    Depth: 470MM


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • John Albert Ellis

    • William Jackson

    • James Johnson

    • Frederick Morley

    • Charles Powell

    • Duncan Powell

    • Ernest Walker

    • Cecil Wellesley Ward