Memorial details

Memorial type
Hall / Institute
District
South Northamptonshire
Town
Yardley Hastings
County
Northamptonshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: October 1921
    Attended by: William 6th. Marquis of Northampton.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17713

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Current location

Tablet mounted on front wall of Hall,
Yardley Hastings Memorial Hall
Northampton Road
Yardley Hastings
South Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
NN7 1EX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 86431 56874
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
1) Brick-built Memorial Hall incorporating a large centrepiece portrait orientated, dedicatory incised stone tablet set into a moulded stone frame and integrated with front wall. 2) Associated landscape orientated, incised WW2 tablet mounted on a frontal plinth surmounted by two columns supporting a roof projection. All inscriptions and names infilled with black paint.
Inscription
Main WW1 tablet : THIS TABLET IS ERECTED IN / GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF / THE THIRTY MEN OF YARDLEY / HASTINGS WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / (30 NAMES) / SO THEY PASSED OVER, AND / ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED / FOR THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE / BUNYAN WW2 tablet : IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE / 1939 - 1945 / (3 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allsop, Richard William
Ashley, Arthur
Ashley, Frederick Cecil
Ashley, Timothy
Carter, Charlie
Carter, Herbert
Carter, Thomas Edward
Downing, George James
Evans, Harold
Fraiel, Thomas William
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 30
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height c 3000 mm, width c 2000 mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
c 1970 : Re-lettered.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Compton Estates

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