Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
Town
York
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14 June 1924
    Attended by: FIELD MARSHAL HERBERT PLUMER
  • Rededicated
    Date: 1984
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Dedicated
    Date: 14 June 1924
    Attended by: Archbishop of York
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
30905

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Current location

Station Rise
York
North Yorkshire
YO1 6GA
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 59822 51779
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
The Memorial in Portland Stone comprises an obelisk mounted on flank walls screening three sides of a podium bearing an altar-shaped Stone of Remembrance. The screen walls bear the names of 2236 men of the North Eastern Railway who lost their lives in the First World War. To the rear of the Stone of Remembrance are 15 slate panels bearing the names of 551 London and North Eastern Railway men from the former North Eastern Railway area who lost their lives in the Second World War. To the right of the masonry memorial, affixed to the abutment to the City Walls, are bronze plaques. These plaques list the names from the First World War and were erected in 2011 due the erosion of the names on the masonry memorial. They were unveiled and dedicated on 11 November, 2011.
Inscription
On wall below Obelisk: IN ABIDING REMEMBRANCE OF THE 2236 MEN OF THE/ NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR, THE/ COMPANY PLACES THIS MONUMENT Left Buttress: THE NAMES OF THE/ FALLEN IN THE WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND 1939 - 1945/ ARE RECORDED IN/ A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE/ ENSHRINED IN/ THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM PLAQUE: THIS MEMORIAL WAS DESIGNED IN 1921 BY THE RENOWNED/ ENGLISH ARCHITECT SIR EDWIN LUTYENS AND BUILT IN 1924, IT/ COMMEMORATES 2236 EMPLOYEES ON THE NORTH EASTERN/ RAILWAY WHO WERE KILLED IN THE 1914/ 1918 WAR. THE ADDITIONAL MEMORIAL WHICH COMMEMORATES THE 51/ FALLEN IN THE 1939 - 1945 WAS WAS UNVEILED IN 1984/ FOLLOWING AN APPEAL LAUNCHED ON THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY/ OF THE ORIGINAL UNVEILING/ THE NAME OF ALL THE FALLEN ARE RECORDED IN A BOOK OF/ REMEMBRANCE WHICH CAN BE INSPECTED DURING NORMAL/ HOURS AT THE MAIN RAILWAY HEADQUARTERS/ ADJACENT TO THIS MEMORIAL
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Adams, T. C.
Addison, W. R.
Aisbett, T. J.
Akenhead, T. S.
Allinson, I. R.
Andrews, J.
Angus, R. N.
Apedaile, J. H.
Armistead, A. M.
Armstrong, T. A.
See details for all 552 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 2236
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2236
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 551
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 51
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height 30FT
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY 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
Restored in June 1999 . Names could not be recut. Dec. 1984 and Nov.-Dec. 2008 concern was expressed about the state of the names.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/151045
  • YORKSHIRE EVENING PRESS 16 June 1924 and 14 June 1925
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • 'Railway Heritage Trust Annual Report 1999. p.13
  • Lutyens and the Great War by Tim Skelton & Gerald Gliddon 59-61, 62, 96,154, 157, 178 Published:Francis Lincoln Ltd 2008, Nov London
  • The Times 16 June 1924 p.9 col. b.
  • Rail Nos 605, 608
  • The Railway Magazine v.55 pp.98-100 (1924);Dec. 1984 p.504
  • Railwaymen of Cumbria Remembered: A Roll of Honour in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of their Country during the Great War 1914-1918 by Peter Robinson pp.30-31 Published:Cumbrian Railways Association 2008 Details of 18 Cumbrian railwaymen employed by the Company
  • AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 29 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK

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