Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial
Olivers Mount War Memorial

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An obelisk on a square mound with 11 steps.
Title

Olivers Mount War Memorial

Date

1923

Medium

granite

Measurements

H 2500 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

YO11_FJ_S032

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Scarborough Borough Council

Custodian

Scarborough Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

26th September 1923

Listing date

08/06/73

Access

at all times

Inscription description

on a plaque at the base of the obelisk: "THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD, / AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN, / AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."; plaque on the opposite face: "AND LO THEY PASSED OVER / AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR THEM / ON THE OTHER SIDE."

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Located at

Weaponness Road, Scarborough

YO11 2UG

Located on top of the hill overlooking Scarborough's South Bay.