Boy Scout War Memorial

War memorial commemorating Nelson scouts who died in the First World War. 1919 by Job Davies. Yorkshire grit stone.

PLAN: statue standing on square pedestal set on a square plinth.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is formed of buff-coloured Yorkshire grit stone. A carved figure of a Boy Scout wearing historic uniform stands on a tall, square pedestal set on a plinth. The scout stands to attention holding a tall staff in his right hand, with his left arm held at a right-angle across his body. He wears a broad-brimmed hat, long-sleeved shirt with neckerchief and lanyard, shorts, knee socks with garters, and boots. On the back of his belt he carries a small hatchet. He stands on a partially squared base inscribed BE PREPARED, with a rocky background. This is set on a tall, square pedestal with relief-carved triangular pediments to the top of each face inset with decorative, foliate panels. At the base of the pedestal is deep cyma reversa moulding with relief-carved acanthus leaves to the corners. On the front face is a laurel wreath flanked by a scrolled ribbon dated 1914 / 1919. The front face of the pedestal is inscribed TO THE / Glorious Memory / OF THE / Nelson Scouts / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR. On the left-side face is inscribed SACRIFICE and on the right-side face is inscribed FOR US. The pedestal stands on a wide, square plinth.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 05/08/2015

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 2 February 2017.