Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Triptych
- District
- Scarborough
- Town
- Whitby
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), First World War - civilians
- Maker
- Charles H Thompson R.A. (Painter)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 8th May 1921
Attended by: Mr Alfred Porter, people's warden - Dedicated
Date: 8th May 1921
Attended by: The Rector, Rev. C. R. Hone, M.A. - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 68997
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Current location
By North door
St Hilda's Church
Church Square
West Cliff
Whitby
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO21 3EF
England
OS Grid Ref: NZ 89472 11265
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Painted and heavily oak framed tripartite picture depicting the crucifixion watched by service personnel, left of North door. Names of those who died engraved on brass.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THESE/ ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CHURCH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918./ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, R.
Atkinson, S. L.
Booth, A.
Buchannan, A.
Bulmer, R. L.
Collier, V.
Cooper, T. P.
Coser, E.
Coser, T. W.
Day, A.
See details for all 27 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 22
Served and returned: 0
Died: 22
Exact count: yes
Information shown: initials, surname, decorations, rank
Order of information: Surname. - First World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: initials, surname, rank / service
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass - Triptych
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Plaque
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST HILDA
- 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
- Condition
- Whitby, St Hilda's Cof E Church - Parishioners Triptych and Board WWI
- WMO ID: 154123
- Condition: Good [last updated on 17-05-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Memorial: £500
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Tuesday 10 May 1921 A WHITBY WAR MEMORIAL
- Historic England, CHURCH OF ST HILDA historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272560
- St Hilda's Church, Whitby www.achurchnearyou.com/church/19388/
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