Askham Bryan War Memorial

The Askham Bryan War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1919, located in the parish churchyard to the south-west of the Grade I-listed Church of St Nicholas, next to the main path leading to the church.

Constructed from Portland stone, the memorial features a tall Latin cross with a moulded foot, rising from a square plinth that sits on a single-step, square base. The south-west face of the cross-head and shaft is adorned with an ornate Celtic knot work design carved in relief. The cross-head has cusped projections at the right angles between the arms, which also display the knot work design. At the center of the cross-head is a carved symbol of a cross within a circle. The plinth bears inscriptions and names in incised lettering, which are painted black.

The main inscription, located on the north-west face, reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ WHO GIVETH US THE VICTORY/ AND IN EVER THANKFUL/ MEMORY OF ALL IN THIS/ PARISH WHO SERVED/ THEIR COUNTRY/ ESPECIALLY THOSE HERE/ RECORDED WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919." The south-west face lists the eight names of parishioners who died in the First World War, arranged by regiment and including their rank and age. Additionally, the south-east face features another inscription that states: “GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS.”