The Green Howards Regimental War Memorial including cross, steps, piers and railings

The memorial cross stands at the junction of Pottergate and Frenchgate, at the top of a tall flight of stone steps rising from Frenchgate to the south. It comprises a richly ornamented Celtic cross standing on a square pedestal. Both faces of the cross and cross shaft are decorated with interlace patterns carved in relief. Collars at the foot of the cross shaft bear the dates 1914 – 1918 and 1939 – 1945.

The principal dedicatory inscription on the front panel of the pedestal reads TO COMMEMORATE THE GALLANT DEAD/ OF THE YORKSHIRE REGIMENT/ THE GREEN HOWARDS/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR AND WHOSE NAMES/ ARE RECORDED IN A BOOK PLACED IN/ THE RICHMOND PARISH CHURCH. This is repeated on the rear panel. The regimental cap badge in use during the First World War is carved in low relief on the side panels.

The cross stands on a high, rectangular ashlar platform with stone corner piers and metal railings. In front of the southern corner piers, simple stone panels forming planters record some of the places where the regiment has served: to the left, NORTH RUSSIA 1919/ AFGHANISTAN/ WAZIRISTAN/ PALESTINE/ MALAYA/ "LEST WE FORGET"; to the right, NORTHERN IRELAND/ FALKLANDS/ "LEST WE FORGET".

A rectangular planter, which is not of special interest, placed to the north side of the memorial is inscribed AND/ OF ALL THOSE GREEN HOWARDS WHO FELL IN OTHER/ OPERATIONS. The platform has been slightly re-modelled since the unveiling and the railings and stone piers have been carried along the south side of Frenchgate/Pottergate. This extension of the railings and piers is excluded from the listing.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 1 February 2017.