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This first world war memorial is quite unusual as its on the wall of a private house, rather than the more usual stand-alone monument you might expect, another thing that made it stand out was a new addition at the base of the inscription.
For reasons unknown Sgt Maurice Mallinson had been left off the original memorial and thanks to the Normanby History Group his name was added on Saturday 17th November 2007
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Normanby House was built around 1716 for Reverend William Consett and Elizabeth Pennyman
It later became known as Manor House and is currently a doctors surgery
This was the eastern part of the estate of Sir William Pennyman, 4th Baronet which was split between his daughters and the brothers they married.
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Normanby Hall was constructed around 1820 although the listed building register says it wasn’t completed until 1858.
The design is by Ignatius Bonomi who became known as the “the first railway architect” for his work on the Skerne Bridge in Darlington
The inscription on the side of the building reads “WWJ 1820″ which seems likely to refer to William Ward Jackson
The building is in a poor state having closed down from being a nursing home in recent years.
This was the western part of the estate of Sir William Pennyman, 4th Baronet which was split between his daughters and the brothers they married. This half originally belonging to Joanna wife of Captain Matthew Consett at the beginning of the eighteenth century
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Normanby Community Garden contains a number of unusual bits and pieces such as some organ pipes and a roller, presumably made by locals.
