Fairburn War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 2019. War memorial.
Fairburn War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- upper-bonework-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
War memorial, 1924.
MATERIALS: Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is in the form of a simple obelisk set on a plinth that is inscribed on two faces: The memorial is relatively small, standing about 4m tall, and is raised up on a single step.
The west face carries the inscription:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.
Followed by ten names
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
The north face carries the nearly identical inscription, just replacing 'Great War 1914-1918' with 'WAR 1939-1945' followed by eight names.
Detailed Attributes
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.