Memorial details

Memorial type
Roll of honour or book of remembrance
District
Bradford
Town
Little Horton Green
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
Ernest A S Benney Arca Asam (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29th September 1920
    Attended by: Canon Rawdon Briggs M.A.
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2nd October 2000
    Attended by: Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Stanley King
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2683

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Current location

All Saints Primary School
Little Horton Lane
Little Horton Green
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD5 0BE
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 15814 32134
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Illuminated scroll framed in wooden frame. Names in three columns. Coloured border surrounds names and inscription. Bears dates "1914" and "1919". Female angel figure at top centre with large yellow nimbus. Coloured leaves around border. Art-deco female figures at base corners. Royal standard at base centre.
Inscription
Plaque at top: THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS UNVEILED BY/ CANON RAWDON BRIGGS M.A./ SEPTEMBER 29TH 1920 Roll of Honour: THE EUROPEAN WAR/ IN MEMORY OF THE SCHOLARS OF/ ALL SAINTS SCHOOL/ BRADFORD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE DURING/ THE EUROPEAN WAR/ (Names)/ ERECTED BY THE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION/ MANAGERS, STAFF AND SCHOLARS/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Plaque at base: ADDITIONAL NAMES/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baines, Arthur
Bannister, Jno W
Barber, Alfred
Bendig, William
Bennett, Harry
Braithwaite, Eddie
Brown, Jno Hy
Burns, Charles
Cheshire, A
Cheshire, Frank
See details for all 78 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 78
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 78
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Frame
    Measurements: height 1400mm, width 900mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaques
    Measurements: height 200mm, width 100mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
Damp damaged the hand-written scroll and the frame, so in 2000 the Bradford Council agreed to pay to have the memorial restored.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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