History in Structure

The Victory Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Fountains Earth, North Yorkshire

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.1577 / 54°9'27"N

Longitude: -1.8459 / 1°50'45"W

OS Eastings: 410162

OS Northings: 473553

OS Grid: SE101735

Mapcode National: GBR HNKC.5B

Mapcode Global: WHC7H.MR7H

Plus Code: 9C6W5553+3M

Entry Name: The Victory Memorial

Listing Date: 15 May 2006

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1391663

English Heritage Legacy ID: 495364

Also known as: Lofthouse War Memorial, North Yorkshire

ID on this website: 101391663

Location: Lofthouse, North Yorkshire, HG3

County: North Yorkshire

District: Harrogate

Civil Parish: Fountains Earth

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

Tagged with: War memorial

Find accommodation in
Middlesmoor

Description


1435/0/10021
15-MAY-06

FOUNTAINS EARTH
NR THORPE LANE
Lofthouse
The Victory Memorial

II

War memorial, 1919, in sandstone. It consists of a block of squared coursed rusticated stones with a pedimented top and a rectangular trough in front. The roof of the block is of stone slates with a raised ridge. The trough has the word VICTORY inscribed along the front, and in the pediment are recorded the start of the War on August 4 1914, the signing of the Armistice on November 11 1918, and peace declared on June 28 1919. It was remodelled by local stonemason Duncan Drummond from an earlier fountain on the site at one end of the village street in Lofthouse. A further War Memorial was constructed in the village, remodelled from a drinking fountain.

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE
This First World War Victory Memorial is of significance as a reminder of the importance of the war in the history of every community in the country, and is unusual in its commemoration of the dates of the war rather than of the men who died in the course of it.

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.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.