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Settle

This memorial is located in the town of Settle, North Yorkshire, on the south west edge of the Yorkshire Dales. The memorial takes the form of a cenotaph, with recessed and stepped levels. The dedications and list of names are made from lead lettering. It was designed by the architect Henry Ross and built by Brassington Sons & Company of Settle. It is set within a small memorial garden on Church Street and is listed at grade II.

The memorial has received multiple grants and the summary details of this record relate to the most recent grant.

In 2007, English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation awarded a grant of £1262 towards cleaning of the stonework and re-pointing some joints. The grant also covered the costs of replacing a missing letter. In the past, the memorial had been sandblasted which had destroyed the original lustre of the stone. Cleaning improved the situation slightly but not dramatically. This case demonstrates that sometimes little can be done to conserve a memorial which has already suffered inappropriate treatment. War Memorials Trust and English Heritage are working to increase awareness of best practice methods.

In 2009, War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £540 towards the addition of a name. This required the raising of the date ‘1916’ and adding the name R.H. Richardson below it.

The cenotaph was funded by public subscription and unveiled by Brigadier General J. E. Edwards on 16th December 1925. It was dedicated to 49 soldiers who fell in the First World War. In 1948, 17 more names were added of those from the district who were killed during the Second World War, plus those of two US airmen who died in the district. It was originally located in the middle of the road at Bridge End in Settle but moved to present location at this point.

The memorial inscriptions read

Pro patria
No mean crown he wins,
Who bravely for his country dies
                                      Euripides

Erected by public subscription
to the honoured memory of
those from the township of Settle
who gave their lives
for King and Country
in the Great War 1914-1918

Euripides was an ancient Greek playwright who wrote about the tragedies of war and this quote is from his most well known work The Women of Troy.

The names added after World War II are headed

Also in the
World War
1939-1945

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM1930
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 29756

The memorial is listed building number 495001

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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