Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- Town
- Scunthorpe
- County
- Lincolnshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 31 May 1925
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Unveiled
Date: 31 May 1925
Attended by: Sir Berkeley Sheffield Bart - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 34946
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
St. Paul's Church
Ashby High Street (B1450)
Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
DN16 3DL
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 89919 08626
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- 'Ashby Turn' Junction
Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
DN16 1NR
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 892 103
Denomination: Undefined
- 'Ashby Turn' Junction
- Description
- Celtic cross with a Sword of Sacrifice set on a stone shaft, marble pillar and marble plinth. The whole is set on a stone base and four steps. Each side of the base are two small pillars with a small wall between with a carved wreath and dates.
- Inscription
- TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF ASHBY / WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / (NAMES) / WORTHY OF HONOUR
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Altoft, J
Ashley, C W
Beard, H
Bickerdyke, H
Bond, T
Brearley, C T
Broadbent, T E
Broughlon, W
Brown, H
Bryan, J
See details for all 63 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 63
Served and returned: 0
Died: 63
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,regiment,decorations
Order of information: regiment,surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plinth
Measurements: depth 575mm, width 575mm
Materials: Marble - Red - Base
Measurements: depth 1168mm, width 1168mm
Materials: Stone - Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Pedestal
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Red
- Plinth
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Ashby
- WMO ID: 215541
- Condition: Good [last updated on 16-05-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1963: Refurbished when moved
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- Scunthorpe Borough Council
- Reference
- 'Vandals damage tribute to fallen heroes', Ruth Pott-Negrine, Scunthorpe Telegraph, November 2006
- 'Scunthorpe: A Pictorial History', Harry Jackson (Stamford: Speigel Press, 1981), p. 15, 24, 25
- Scunthorpe & Frodingham Star, 1 November 1963
- 'Ashby War Memorial, Unveiling Ceremony, The Need of Unity', The Lincolnshire Star, 6 June 1925
- 'Opinion: Total lack of respect by vandals', Scunthorpe Telegraph, 7 November 2006, p. 12
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-34946
For queries, please contact [email protected].