Memorial

Ripon

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Current Location

Spa Gardens, Ripon, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG4 2AX, England

SE 30941 71238

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 30279
Description: Stone column surmounted by bust of soldier with helmet. Inscription carved on shaft of column. Names carved around square-set base. At the top of the inscription is a cast bronzed device consisting of the Arms and Crest of the City of Ripon surrounded by a laurel wreath hung from a Tudor Rose and a sheathed sword.
Inscription: IN/ GRATEFUL/ MEMORY/ OF/ RIPON MEN/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ AND THE/ WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ AND THOSE WHO HAVE/ MADE THE ULTIMATE/ SACRIFICE SINCE/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names) / 1939 - 1945/ (Names)

Column

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Figure

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

WAR MEMORIALS FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT by BORG, ALAN 89 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:LEO COOPER 1991 LONDON