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Latitude: 53.722 / 53°43'19"N
Longitude: -0.5022 / 0°30'7"W
OS Eastings: 498929
OS Northings: 426105
OS Grid: SE989261
Mapcode National: GBR STYD.2H
Mapcode Global: WHGFP.8Q30
Plus Code: 9C5XPFCX+Q4
Entry Name: North Ferriby War Memorial
Listing Date: 6 June 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1435273
ID on this website: 101435273
Location: North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU14
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Civil Parish: North Ferriby
Built-Up Area: North Ferriby
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Riding of Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: North Ferriby
Church of England Diocese: York
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: North Ferriby war memorial is located at the junction of Ferriby High Road and Church Road, opposite Ferriby Hall Club with Screen Wall and Gate Piers (Grade II). It stands in a gravelled area demarcated from the road by posts carrying a chain. The memorial consists of a tall Portland stone cross rising from a tapering plinth and three-stepped base. There is a reversed sword carved in relief on the cross and the inscriptions are incised in the plinth and painted black.
The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth reads “LEST WE FORGET”/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM/ THIS VILLAGE WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ 1939 – 1945. The First World War names are listed on either side of the plinth, with the Second World War names to the rear.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: To the right of the memorial cross, in front of a flagpole, is a small headstone with the inscription 1939 – 1945/ IN HONOUR/ AND MEMORY/ OF THE/ VALIANT/ NFPC 1995. These features are not of special interest.
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was raised at North Ferriby as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. It commemorates 24 local servicemen who died during the First World War and was unveiled on 12 June 1920 by Lord Nunburnholme. Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the 12 fallen of that conflict.
A small headstone with a general dedication for the Second World War was erected alongside the memorial cross by the Parish Council in 1995. In 2014 a project was undertaken to conserve the memorial with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.
North Ferriby War Memorial, which stands at the junction of Ferriby High Road and Church Road, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet dignified memorial cross;
* Group value: with Ferriby Hall Club with Screen Wall and Gate Piers (Grade II).
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