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Nov 2025
Sunday Picture Quiz Answers: November 8
Here are the answers to this week's special Remembrance Sunday Picture Quiz. How well did you do?
1. The Pinewoods war memorial, Harrogate
Standing at the edge of the woods, looking out across the Valley Gardens, this beautiful war memorial must occupy one of the town's most peaceful spots.
The four carved stone panels around the base of the cross depict the three branches of the armed forces, and the nursing care they received.
The memorial, known as Calvary, after the hill on which Jesus was crucified, was erected in 1929.
2. The Pietà war memorial statue, Ripon
We featured this memorial in a Sunday Picture Quiz very recently, but it's so beautiful, it bears repetition.
This sculpture stands outside St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Church in Ripon, and commemorates all the men of the parish who were killed during the First World War.
Pietà refers to a theme in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of her son, Jesus Christ, after his crucifixion. The image represents the sacrifice made by the dead, and the deep grief of the mothers and others who loved them.
3. War memorial and pump, Lofthouse
This lovely old pump dates from the 18th or 19th century, but was remodelled in 1920 by a local stonemason, who added a memorial to the men of the parish who died in the Great War.
On two sides of the pillar are inscriptions that read:
One pint of cold water three times a day is the surest way to keep doctor away. Whoso thirsteth, let him come hither and drink.
...and...
If you want to be healthy, wealthy and stout, use plenty of cold water inside and out. Let animal and man drink freely.
The other two sides accommodate a tap and the inscription to the war dead.
4. 1918, Britannia with the Flag of Victory, Harrogate War Memorial
This bas relief carving by Gilbert Ledward can be found on the southern face of the base of Harrogate's war memorial. His sculpture on the northern face, showing a soldier with a bugle and a flag, is called '1914, the Call to Arms'.
The unveiling of Harrogate's war memorial in 1923 attracted over 10,000 people.
The memorial, which carries the names of 1,163 Harrogate people killed in the two world wars, was unveiled by Henry Lascelles, the 5th Earl of Harewood, at a ceremony on September 1, 1923. In his speech, the earl said that about a quarter of those who enlisted in Harrogate were killed, including four women.
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