Richmond Borough War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 2017. Memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Richmond Borough War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- knotted-quartz-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Richmond Borough War Memorial is a tall memorial made of Staindrop stone, located in Friary Gardens, in front of the Grade I-listed Grey Friars Tower and within the scheduled area of the Franciscan Friary. It features a small equal-armed cross that rises from a moulded collar on an octagonal shaft. The shaft is set on three steps, which are elevated on a tall octagonal base. This base sits on a low step and is integrated into an offset retaining wall made of coursed rubble-stone that flanks the cross.
The main dedicatory inscription, which is incised around the top of the base, reads: "IN MEMORY OF/ THE RICHMOND/ MEN WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR." A relief carving of a three-masted warship with billowing sails is featured on the front face of the base, while the names of the fallen are incised into the other faces.
On either side of the memorial cross, there are two identical rectangular bronze plaques attached to the flanking retaining wall. These plaques read: "RICHMOND BOROUGH WAR MEMORIAL/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)/ THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE," and they commemorate the casualties of the Second World War.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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