First World War Memorial

The original monument was designed by Edwin Lutyens. A plaque giving further information is attached to the monument.

This memorial is here by the railway offices because it commemorates, specifically, the men who worked for the North Eastern Railway. The inscription reads:

"In abiding remembrance of the 2236 men of the North Eastern Railway who gave their lives for their country in the Great War the company places this monument."

Work began in 1923. The memorial occupies the site of the original York station coal depot and carriage sidings.

Photo 432, May 2011