SCRCA structure 236810: Memorials to SCR Construction Workers at Holy Ascension Church, Settle

SCRCA Location Introduction

Holy Ascension Church, Settle lies outside the boundary of the Settle-Carlisle Railway Conservation Area (SCRCA). However, it has a direct and important association with the SCRCA through the memorial to "those, who through accidents lost their lives, in constructing the railway works between Settle, and Dent Head", plus the marked and unmarked graves of a significant number of those people.

The memorial for construction workers killed during the construction of the Settle-Carlisle Railway.

Key details from the Location Record

Location Type
Monument / Memorial
Location Variant
Memorial Type - Other
Assessment status
Assessed
Current Use(s)
Memorial
Shown on a land plan?
No 
Construction / installation period
2: MR construction phase (1869 to 31st Dec 1876)
Distance from London St.Pancras
236 miles (chains not estimated)
Position relative to running lines
Remote
Visibility
This location IS visible from nearby publicly accessible land.
Accessibility (ease of access)
Easy
Protection Category
Listed, Grade II
Geographic Location
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List Entry Extract(s)

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List Entry Number (LEN) List Entry District List Entry Name
1166604 Craven CHURCH OF HOLY ASCENSION

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Context views

Holy Ascension Church in Settle. The memorial is located on the right-hand wall of the porch.

Holy Ascension Church in Settle. The memorial is located on the right-hand wall of the porch.

Elevation views

Gravestone in Settle Churchyard: "John G Owen of Holyhead who died at Settle Feby 18th 1873 aged 19 years".

Gravestone in Settle Churchyard: "John G Owen of Holyhead who died at Settle Feby 18th 1873 aged 19 years".

Gravestone in Settle Churchyard: "John Jones of Ingleton Fells who died on the 27th of July 1872, Aged 17 years".

Gravestone in Settle Churchyard: "John Jones of Ingleton Fells who died on the 27th of July 1872, Aged 17 years".

The memorial for construction workers killed during the construction of the Settle-Carlisle Railway.

The memorial for construction workers killed during the construction of the Settle-Carlisle Railway.

March 2020

Gravestone in Settle Churchyard: "Samuel Henry of Commons, Newry, Ireland who died at Settle, Yorkshire Oct 15 1874, aged 25 years".

Gravestone in Settle Churchyard: "Samuel Henry of Commons, Newry, Ireland who died at Settle, Yorkshire Oct 15 1874, aged 25 years".

2018

Gravestone in Settle Churchyard: "Thomas Cooper of Newry who died at Settle Feb 22nd 1875 aged 23 years".

Gravestone in Settle Churchyard: "Thomas Cooper of Newry who died at Settle Feb 22nd 1875 aged 23 years".

Associated Locations

None.

Further Reading (Snippets)

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- SCRCA Note: Memorials to SCR Construction Workers at Holy Ascension Church, Settle
 

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