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Latitude: 54.0399 / 54°2'23"N
Longitude: -1.5681 / 1°34'5"W
OS Eastings: 428383
OS Northings: 460521
OS Grid: SE283605
Mapcode National: GBR KPHQ.9K
Mapcode Global: WHC86.WQG9
Plus Code: 9C6W2CQJ+XQ
Entry Name: Ripley War Memorial
Listing Date: 31 August 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1437656
ID on this website: 101437656
Location: Ripley, North Yorkshire, HG3
County: North Yorkshire
District: Harrogate
Civil Parish: Ripley
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial with further names added after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: sandstone pillar, bronze plaques.
DESCRIPTION: Ripley War Memorial is a pillar with a gabled top. It rises from an octagonal base which is set upon a three-stepped square base.
On opposite faces of the pillar are bronze plaques, both of which bear a sunburst motif and inscriptions. The First World War inscription reads: TOWNSHIP OF RIPLEY/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (NAMES OF FALLEN)/ SERVED IN H. M. FORCES/ (NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND SURVIVED)/ GOD SAVE THE KING.
The Second World War plaque is inscribed: TOWNSHIP OF RIPLEY/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945/ KILLED IN ACTION/ (NAME)/ SERVED IN H. M. FORCES/ (NAMES OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND SURVIVED)/ GOD SAVE THE KING.
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Ripley by the Ingilby family of Ripley Castle as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who served in the First and Second World Wars. It commemorates 51 local servicemen who served during the First World War, five of whom died. Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the 28 local servicemen who served and the one that died in that conflict.
In 2011 the bronze plaque on the memorial was conserved with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.
Ripley War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet affecting sandstone memorial pillar;
* Group value: with Grade-II listed buildings including Chantry House, Star Cottage, the market cross, the stocks and the Grade II*-listed Church of All Saints.
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