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 Grand Duchess George Of Russia Memorial Cross - Harrogate, UK Posted by:  dtrebilc
N 53° 59.577 W 001° 31.177
30U E 597051 N 5983750
This memorial cross stands outside the wall of the Harrogate District Hospital and was given to Harrogate by the Grand Duchess George Of Russia.
Waymark Code: WM15F9M
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/26/2021
Views: 1
The Harrogate Civic Society have placed an information plaque on the wall close to the memorial.
Grand Duchess George of Russia
Her Royal & Imperial Highness,
Mari Georgievna Romanova, known as the
Grand Duchess George of Russia, was visiting
Harrogate when the Great War began. She
founded hospitals and convalescent homes
for wounded servicemen, including Tewit Well,
Heatherdene, St. George's and St. Nicholas's,
funding them generously and nursing patients
herself. Her hospitals treated nearly 1,200
casualties between 1914-1919 in an
outstanding act of humanity. The adjacent
memorial cross was given to Harrogate by the
Grand Duchess in 1921 to commemorate
patients who died of their wounds.
Harrogate Civic Society 2014
Type of cross: Celtic cross
Material used: Stone (granite, sandstone, marble, ...)
Characteristics of this cross:
The memorial is in the form of a wheel cross of rough-hewn stone. It is surrounded by low chain fence and there is a sword in relief on head and shaft of cross.
The inscription which is very faded is as follows.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THE NINE MEN WHO DIED OF WOUNDS
IN THE HOSPITALS OF
H.I.H. THE GRAND DUCHESS GEORGE OF RUSSIA
IN HARROGATE
DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
JONATHON OWEN
RAMSDEN FARRAR
JOHN E. ROBINSON
WILLIAM H THOMAS
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PERCY MEADWELL
WILLIAM BAILEY
OLIVER SEWELL
WILLIAM FENTON
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ARTHUR ROOK
AND OF THOSE WHO AFTER LEAVING THE HOSPITALS
FELL ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE
I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. HE THAT
BELIEVETH IN ME THOUGH HE WERE DEAD YET SHALL HE LIVE.
Describe the location:
The cross stands outside the wall of the Harrogate District Hospital next to Wetherby Road.
Year of manufacture: 01/01/1920
Is this cross commemorative ?: Yes
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