Memorial

St Clements Church

St Clement's Church Tablet

Source: Copyright John E Scurr

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Current Location

At the junction of Scarcroft and Nunthorpe roads., St Clements Church, Scarcroft Road, York, York, North Yorkshire, YO23 1NB, England

SE 60005 50955

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 47823
Description: Wall mounted rectangular bronze plaque mounted onto a hopton wood stone backboard with dedicatory inscription carved above and below the plaque.
Inscription: 1914 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH AND CONGREGATION/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE IN THE GREAT WAR./ (NAMES)/GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

Plaque

Height: 4FT 9.5IN

Width: 6FT 2.5IN

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Letter from Percy J Spalding Town Clerk - York City Archives No. TC1378/1/2/4
Church Faculty Papers - Borthwick Institute York - Details of size, materials etc. Ref: FAC1921A/11
Parish records - Borthwick Institute York - Ref: PR/Y/MB ps25/12