St. Stephen's Church World War I Memorial Cross - Fylingales, UK
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This stone memorial cross stands in the churchyard of St. Peter's Parish Church in Fylingdales
Waymark Code: WM178NJ
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/03/2023
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The memorial cross was erected after the First World War and later amended to commemorate the Second World War.
The cross is A Historic England Grade II Listed Building.
"FYLINGDALES THORPE ROAD NZ 9405 Robin Hood's Bay (north side) 16/218
War memorial to south of Church of St Stephen GV II World War I memorial, 1919 or later.
Sandstone. Saxon cross form on tall sloped base. Cable-moulded borders and interlace panels, those on shaft with high-relief figures of St George and a recording angel.
Arms of cross have bosses among interlace. Inscribed on lower part of shaft: "Remember the love of them who came not home from the war". Below this a copper plate with names of World War II dead. Names of World War I dead inscribed on base."
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This description states that the two figures carved on the shaft of the cross are St. George and a recording Angel. However above the second figure is the word St. Stephen, the patron saint of the church.
Underneath the carved figures is the following inscription.
REMEMBER THE
LOVE OF THEM
WHO CAME NOT
HOME FROM THE
WAR
At the base of the cross is names of the dead of WWI and dates in Latin
THOMAS HEADLAM * ALBERT HILL * JAMES HOLMES
FREDERICK CHRISTOPHER JACKSON * STEPHEN KIRK
JOHN WILLIAM LOWTHER * FREDERICK JAMES MENNELL
HENRY MENNELL * HAROLD MENNELL * WALTER MILLS
JOHN JENRY MIDDLETON * WILLIAM HAROLD MOORSON
JOHN PEACOCK NEWTON * GEORGE PARKES * JOHN PARKES
HAROLD EDGAR PARNABY * JAMES WILLIAM PEARSON
GEORGE PENCOCK * GOWA PICKERING * JOHN SAYERS
EDWARD STORM * ZACHARIA GRANGER STORM
AD MCMXIV - MCMXVIII
These dates translate to
AD 1914 - 1918
There are further names on the sides of the base.
Left hand side
WILLIAM HODGSON YEOMAN BARFF
JOHN DOBREE BELL
MILES BURROWS BULMAN
THOMAS RICHARD BURGESS
WILLIAM CHAMBERS
SAMPSON ESTILL CLARK
ETHELBERT ADOLPHUS COCKERILL
RICHARD DUCK
GEORGE HARLAND
Right hand side
NATHAN HEWSON STEEL
WILLIAM STEEL
EDWARD KNAGGS STONEHOUSE
JAMES FRANK TINDALL
JOSEPH JOHNSON TINDALL
GEORGE ROBINSON TINDALL
SEPTIMUS TINDALL
THOMAS HENRY WATSON
GEORGE WILLIAM WELLBURN
The WWII plaque has the following incription
1939 - 1945
SYDNEY W. BAXTER
GEORGE BEEDLE
WILLIAM BEEDLE
GEORGE BULMER
PHILIP CROSBY
EDGAR DUCK
RICHARD DUCK
|
| W. KENNETH FENWICK | JOHNATHAN SMITH |
| CHRISTOPHER FLYNN | WILLIAM STORM |
| WILLIAM HARDING | LEONARD STUBBS |
| EDWARD HARRISON | HARRY WATSON |
| GEORGE B. NOBLE | WILLIAM WATSON |
| ROBERT V, PEACOCK | GEORGE W. WELLBURN |
| JOHN W. SMITH | CHARLES WILKINSON |