Memorial

Dringhouses

Faces 1 & 4 - Dringhouses

Source: Copyright Colin Murray

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St Edward The Confessor Church, 304, Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York, North Yorkshire, YO24 1QG, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 58763 49704

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 30797
Description: Elaborately carved lantern cross with a gabled canopy and three niches. The west facing niche (Face 1) contains the sculpted figure of Christ; the south facing niche (Face 4) contains St. George and the Dragon and the east facing niche, (Face 3) St Edward the Confessor. The lantern is set on an octagonal shaft that rises from a four-sided tapering plinth mounted on a square base. The names of the fallen men from the First World War are inscribed on the west-facing side of the plinth (Face 1). The names of the Second World War men are inscribed on the south side of the plinth (Face 4).
Inscription: West face: IN PROUD AND LOVING/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ DRINGHOUSES WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR GOD/ AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT/ WAR 1914 - 1918/ (names) South face: 1939-45 (names)/ LEST WE FORGET

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 29
Died: 29
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of names: Surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 6
Died: 6
Information shown: Surname, initials
Order of names: Alphabetical

History

Maker(s): MESSRS BRIERLEY & RUTHERFORD, Architect
GEORGE W MILBURN AND SON, Sculptor
Costs: c£200 (in 1921)
Maintenance History: The memorial was cleaned and the 1914-1918 letters recut sometime between May 2003 and August 2004. (With thanks to Mrs. Dorothy Reed and Rev. Martin Baldock.) A grant of £3,000 was received from the Micklegate Ward of City of York Council.

Ceremonies

Faculty Granted: 28 April 1922

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