Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Ryedale
Town
Hovingham
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12 March 1921
    Attended by: Colonel B G Price
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30593

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Current location

All Saints Church
Church Street
Hovingham
Ryedale
North Yorkshire
YO62 4JX
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 66661 75725
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A floriated Cross with octagonal shaft, plinth and stepped base. Inscription and names are carved on plaque where surmounted on the plinth. Some of the names are carved into the three plinth faces where anti-clockwise from the bronze plaque, are hardly seen because of erosion. New name panel set in ground in front of memorial in 2016 due to erosion of names on memorial.
Inscription
THESE MEN DIED FOR ENGLAND/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ AND ON/ 11 SEPT 1940/ (NAME)
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Bowes, Sidney
Coultas, Arnold
Coultas, Reginald
Dawson, Edward
Dawson, John
Dawson, Reginald
Dunning, Percy
Galtry, Cecil
Goodwill, William
Hickes, Gordon
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: year died,forename,age of death
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1850MM, height 2750MM, width 1850MM
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
  • Hovingham War Memorial
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
names hard to read because of erosion. Names are recorded separately on scroll in nearby church. In the chancel of the church a separate personal memorial to the man killed in World War 2.
Costs

Memorial: The Portland Stone Cross: £135

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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