Hinderwell, Port Mulgrave and Runswick War Memorial Clock Tower

First World War memorial clock tower, unveiled 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: Aislaby stone.

DESCRIPTION: Hinderwell, Port Mulgrave and Runswick War Memorial Clock Tower is located at the junction of High Street and Runswick Lane. It stands in close proximity to the Grade II-listed High Farmhouse and a number of Grade II-listed structures within the grounds of the farmhouse.

The memorial takes the form of a clock tower in Edwardian Baroque style. It is surmounted by a segmental pediment on a stepped base which is set on the main body of the tower. The main stage is heavily rusticated with block columns at the north-east and north-west corners and a dentilled cornice. A string course runs underneath the cornice with an arched section on the north face under which is set the clock face. The main body of the tower has a splayed ashlar foot which is set on a rusticated plinth. The whole stands on a two-stepped base.

A stone table, with a moulded sill, is set into the north face of the tower and records the names of the 25 First World War fallen. A tablet set into the east face reads 1914 while a tablet on the west face is inscribed 1918. An access hatch is set into the south face. The north face of the splayed foot of the main body of the tower bears an inscription reading PASS NOT THIS STONE IN SORROW BUT IN PRIDE/ AND LIVE YOUR LIVES AS NOBLY AS THEY DIED.

A stone tablet set into the north face of the plinth bears the dates of the Second World War and the names of the 10 fallen from that conflict.

The memorial stands within a paved area enclosed by a stone dwarf wall surmounted by railings. The wall culminates in two gate posts to the north of the memorial which bear a metal gate providing access to the memorial area.