Latitude: 54.1244 / 54°7'27"N
Longitude: -0.5262 / 0°31'34"W
OS Eastings: 496418
OS Northings: 470836
OS Grid: SE964708
Mapcode National: GBR SNRR.W9
Mapcode Global: WHGCQ.WLMK
Plus Code: 9C6X4FFF+PG
Entry Name: Weaverthorpe War Memorial
Listing Date: 20 November 2015
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1430884
ID on this website: 101430884
Location: Weaverthorpe, North Yorkshire, YO17
County: North Yorkshire
District: Ryedale
Civil Parish: Weaverthorpe
Built-Up Area: Weaverthorpe
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Weaverthorpe St Andrew
Church of England Diocese: York
Tagged with: Memorial
First World War memorial, 1922, with later additions.
The war memorial stands on the verge on the north side of the main road through Weaverthorpe, towards the west end of the village. It comprises a fairly low Latin cross, with a Lee-Enfield rifle slung over the arm of the cross, all in white marble. There is a three-stage stepped base in the same stone carrying the inscriptions, with two further steps in a different material beneath.
The inscriptions on the front face read TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD,/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ (6 NAMES) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914 – 1918. On the west face is inscribed 1914 – 1918/ (1 NAME), and on the east face 1939 – 1945/ (3 NAMES).
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 1 February 2017.
Weaverthorpe War Memorial was unveiled in September 1922 by Lady Sykes, in commemoration of six local servicemen who died during the First World War. Following the Second World War an inscription was added to commemorate three men who had died during that conflict. A further name from the First World War has also been added.
Weaverthorpe War Memorial, which stands on the roadside through the village, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a slightly unusual design, with a rifle slung across the arm of a Latin cross.
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