Scriven War Memorial

First and Second World War memorial, 1953.

MATERIALS: limestone ashlar with a stone slate roof.

EXTERIOR: small, gabled-roofed shelter, the gable facing the road to the west, this having a central, round-arched entrance flanked by small, unglazed slit windows. The entrance has a rusticated, projecting surround of reticulated quoins and voussoirs, being closed by simple, iron-railing gates. Set above there is a stone plaque inscribed E II R. Affixed to the wall to the right of the entrance there is a glazed timber cabinet for notices. The side elevations have rectangular, unglazed openings that have simple iron bars. The rear is blind.

INTERIOR: set on the rear wall is a simple stone plaque with an inscription reading: IN MEMORANDUM / 1914-1918 / MIDSHIPMAN JOHN SLINGSBY, RN / PRIVATE PERCY FRYER / PRIVATE HARRY SMITH / 1939 – 1945 / GUARDSMAN ARTHUR BRADLEY / PRIVATE THOMAS COOPER.

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 September 2017.