War Memorial Street Shrine, Sharp Street

War Memorial, Roll of Honour, Street Shrine erected 1917.

MATERIALS: oak cabinet closed by a glazed door with a large single pane of glass.

The roll of honour comprises a central rectangular oak panel with a curved top and gold-painted scroll decoration entitled - SHARP STREET ROLL OF HONOUR. Set within the central curve of the scroll is the name P.C. VAREY. E.Y. / D.C.M., and below, within a painted scrolled frame, the word FALLEN. The panel is divided into five columns listing 140 men (including Varey) in gold lettering, giving the surname, initials, and abbreviated regiment or unit of each man. It is enclosed by a simple, moulded frame flanked by two narrow, canted panels with gold-painted swags. The panels are contained within a polished oak cabinet closed by a window with a curved top and a timber frame with chamfered and stopped edges. The window is side hung with brass hinges and a key escutcheon. It is flanked to each side by an oak panel with intaglio carved garlands and both incorporating two photographs of senior military and naval figures in oval frames with gilded surrounds. The cabinet has a scroll pediment with a central oval frame containing a photograph of King George V flanked to each side by intaglio carved Hull City arms.

The roll of honour cabinet is now contained within a glazed aluminium security cabinet mounted on a free-standing brick plinth with stone coping. This is built adjacent to the side wall of 85a Newland Avenue (which is not listed) and facing out onto the eastern end of Sharp Street. A painted aluminium information panel attached to the plinth gives detail of those involved in the last restoration and the dignitaries that attended its re-dedication in 2014.