Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Craven
Town
Skipton
County
North Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47363

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Current location

The forner Congregational Church (later United Reformed)- now a joint Methodist/United Reformed Church
St Andrew's Church
Newmarket Street
Skipton
Craven
North Yorkshire
BD23 2JE
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 99184 51644
Denomination: Nonconformist

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Description
BRASS PLAQUE WITH ORNATE TOP MOUNTED ONTO AN ORNATE BACKBOARD. ADDITIONAL SECTION ADDED BELOW IT FOR WW2 PLAQUE. CARVED TRACERY DESIGN AT THE TOP CENTRE OF THE BACKBOARD
Inscription
UPPER PLAQUE: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ OUR BRAVE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THIER COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) LOWER PLAQUE: ALSO THOSE WHO MADE/ THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, W H Reynolds
Askew, Ernest
Bennett, Claude D
Berresford, Colin James
Branker, Walter
Brown, John
Butcher, Amy K
Calvert, Cyril
Carruthers, George
Cason, Wallace
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: height 225mm, width 375mm
    Materials: Brass
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: height 800mm, width 450mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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