Sledmere
Coordinates: 54°04′17″N 0°34′35″W / 54.071429°N 0.576323°W
Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) north-west of Driffield on the B1253 road.
Together with the hamlet of Croome it forms the civil parish of Sledmere and Croome.
Local points of interest include Sledmere House, a Georgian country house. Built in 1751 by Richard Sykes, the house has remained in the Sykes family since then. It is now the home of Sir Tatton Sykes, 8th baronet.
The Sledmere Monument is about 2 miles (3 km) south-east of the village, along the B1252 road, on top of Garton Hill. It is 120 feet (37 m) tall and is a tribute to Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet, built by his friends in 1865.
The war memorial in the village, designed by Sir Mark Sykes, 6th baronet, is dedicated to the Wolds Wagoners Reserve, a regiment that Sir Mark raised from the local population to fight in the First World War. It is noted for its unusual shape and its graphic scenes of war and country life. The memorial was designated a Grade II listed building in September 1966, but upgraded to Grade I in March 2016.[1]
Sledmere is also the site of a replica Eleanor cross: this was designated a Grade II listed building in September 1966, but upgraded to Grade I in March 2016.[2]
The 'Sledmere Cross' takes the form of an Eleanor Cross and is a true 'folly' that was 'converted' in 1919 to a War Memorial by Sir Mark Sykes (of the Sykes–Picot Agreement) who added a series of brass portraits in commemoration of his friends and the local men who fell in the war and also notably himself in crusader armour with the inscription “Laetare Jerusalem (Rejoice Jerusalem)”.
East of the village is Sledmere Castle, a folly built around 1790 by John Carr for Sir Christopher Sykes, the 2nd baronet, to enhance the view from Sledmere House.
The church of St Mary is one of the churches on the Sykes Churches Trail.[3] In 1966 the church was designated a Grade II* listed building.[4]
Sledmere was served by Sledmere and Fimber railway station on the Malton and Driffield Railway between 1853 and 1950.[5]
Images of Sledmere
Wolds Wagoners Reserve war memorial
Sledmere Castle
Sledmere House
Butchers shop
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Wagoners' Memorial (1161354)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Historic England. "Eleanor cross (1083806)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Sykes Churches Trail Southern Route". Beverley, East Yorkshire: East Yorkshire Historic Churches Group.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1310183)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 10.
External links
Media related to Sledmere at Wikimedia Commons
- Sledmere in the Domesday Book
- Yorkshire Wolds Villages
- Sledmore estate papers - University of Hull.
- Yorkshire Wolds Wagoners.
- - Radio4 programme presented by Melvyn Bragg on the Wolds Wagoners.