Memorial

Cracoe & Rylstone

Obelisk

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Current Location

Watt Crag, Summit of Cracoe Fell, Cracoe, Craven, North Yorkshire, BD23 6BJ, England

SD 99333 58818

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 29537
Description: Built up obtuse obelisk of stone blocks, topped by a concrete capstone. Made in three sections, the lower being hollow and containing a time capsule. Originally the initials of the fallen were chiselled into the stone (still visible), along with their dates of enlistment and death. Later an alabaster tablet was added, and more recently this was replaced by a plaque.
Inscription: ROLL OF HONOUR OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN TWO WORLD WARS 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Maker(s): COL W W MAUDE, Sponsor
Sponsor Type: private
Maintenance History: PRESS CUTTING IN FILE SHOWS MEMORIAL BEING REPOINTED IN JULY 1992. THE BRONZE PLAQUE WAS ADDED AT THIS TIME.

Unveiled

Summer 1922

COL W W MAUDE

Obelisk

Height: 23FT 6"

Width: 9FT

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good