Elloughton and Brough War Memorial

The Elloughton and Brough War Memorial commemorates the First World War and the Second World War. It was erected around 1920 to a design and manufacture by HH Martyn and Co. The memorial stands on the east corner of the junction between Skillings Lane and Welton Road. It is constructed of limestone with bronze plaques.

The memorial takes the form of a tall cross with a tapering octagonal shaft and a moulded base. At the head of the cross is a relief-carved laurel wreath, and a longsword is carved down the shaft. It stands on a high, square base with chamfered corners and a chamfered plinth, all set on a wider, shallower base also with chamfered corners, and raised on three square steps. The inscription “THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE” is carved on the front face of the high, square base.

A low flanking wall, built of squared limestone blocks with chamfered plinth and coping stones, stands behind the cross. A rectangular bronze plaque with a moulded frame and relief capital lettering is set into the left angled wall, recording the rank, name, and regiment of eighteen men who died in the First World War. A similar plaque is set into the right angled wall, recording the rank, name, and regiment of twenty-one men. A central plaque, with inscribed coloured lettering, records the rank, name, and regiment or military force of fifteen men who died in the Second World War.

Later additions, including the concrete flowerbed kerbs, low timber posts and chains, and plant containers, are not included in the listing.