Memorial

Sproatley

Cross

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Current Location

CROSSROADS IN THE CENTRE OF THE VILLAGE, B1238, Sproatley, Holderness, England

TA 19264 34399

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 35317
Description: A small ornamental wheel cross on a flat topped column, mounted on a square plinth and three-stepped base. Surrounded by metal railings.
Inscription: TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ (NAMES)/ FIGHTING FOR/ GOD, KING & EMPIRE/ 1914 - 1918/ SERVED/ (NAMES)

Unveiled

5 June 1920

Mrs Chichester-Constable

Cross

Made from: Stone - Mansfield

Condition: Good

Plaques / Panels with names

Made from: Granite - Black

Condition: Good

'Sproatley's Memorial: The unveiling ceremony', The Hull Times, 12 June 1920
'[Photo: The Unveiling of a War Memorial at Sproatly on Saturday Last]', The Hull Times, 14 June 1920
'Sproatley', The 'Snapper', c. 1920, p. 96.