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First World War Memorial and Attached Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Kingston upon Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.7442 / 53°44'39"N

Longitude: -0.3442 / 0°20'39"W

OS Eastings: 509298

OS Northings: 428808

OS Grid: TA092288

Mapcode National: GBR GLP.X6

Mapcode Global: WHGFR.P49Y

Plus Code: 9C5XPMV4+M8

Entry Name: First World War Memorial and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 21 January 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1291989

English Heritage Legacy ID: 387691

Also known as: Kingston upon Hull War Memorial
Kingston upon Hull Cenotaph

ID on this website: 101291989

Location: Lisle Court, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU1

County: City of Kingston upon Hull

Electoral Ward/Division: Myton

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Kingston upon Hull

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): East Riding of Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Hull Most Holy and Undivided Trinity

Church of England Diocese: York

Tagged with: Cenotaph

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Description


This List entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 30/03/2017


TA 0928 NW,
680-1/21/266

KINGSTON UPON HULL,
PARAGON SQUARE (East side),
First World War Memorial and attached railings

GV

II

War memorial, by sculptor T. Harold Hughes, 1923. Erected 1924.
Granite and Portland stone with
bronze railings. Stepped base carrying a pylon-shaped monument
with moulded plinth and plain cornice. The front face has an
attached credence, and above this an inscription and a coat of
arms in a wreath. In front of the pylon, a separate tapered
pedestal. On either side, a sloping coped wall, returned at
the ends to form square enclosures, and ending in pedestals
topped with urns. In front, low bronze railings enclosing a
garden, with posts in the form of lions' heads.


Listing NGR: TA0929828808


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 1 February 2017.

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