Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Holderness
Town
Patrington Haven
County
Humberside
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8 May 1919
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
35253

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Current location

METHODIST CHURCH
Haven Rd
Patrington Haven
Holderness
Humberside
HU12 0QG
England

OS Grid Ref: TA 30600 21300
Denomination: Methodist

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Description
Small circular wheel cross surmounting tall circular column, square plinth and three stepped base. Names on plinth. Corner pillars on plinth.
Inscription
West face: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FIGHTING FOR/ GOD, KING & EMPIRE/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) THEY SHALL LIVE/ FOR EVERMORE South face: SERVED GOD, KING AND EMPIRE 1914-1919/ (Names) North face: SERVED GOD, KING AND EMPIRE 1914-1919/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Binley, J E
Bratley, E
Bratley, G
Crawforth, G R
Curtis, H S
Curtis, W H
Dry, A H
Foster, L
Foster, W F
Jackson, F
See details for all 34 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 28
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,regiment,additional
    Order of information: additional
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 3FT, height 16FT, width 3FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Patrington Haven 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
2011: Corner pillar is detached and unstable. 1919: Railings enclosed the memorial. It is unknown at what date these were removed.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • 'Minutes of Quarterly Meeting held at Patrington on March 8th 1919: Preacher's Meeting', 8 March 1919, East Riding Archives
  • Yorkshire Heroes, Vol. I: A Journey from Hull to Withernsea around Hornsea and Back to Hull Again, Malcolm Mann (1995), pp. 97-98.
  • '[Photo]: Our photo shows the Patrington Haven war memorial after the unveiling ceremony...', Hull Daily Mail, 12 May 1919, p. 3.
  • 'Patrington Haven: War Memorial Unveiled', The Hull Times, 10 May 1919, p. 8.

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