Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Calderdale
Town
Elland
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2704

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Current location

Factory Entrance
Factory Entrance Building
Huddersfield Road
Elland
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX5 9BN
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 11368 20480
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Rectangular bronze plaque with raised inscription, names and border.
Inscription
ROSE MOUNT IRON WORKS/ ELLAND/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE MEN EMPLOYED/ AT THESE WORKS WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Brook, Frank
Brumby, Arthur
Buckley, Sidney
Iredale, Arnold
Jowett, Arnold
Littlewood, Arthur
Lord, Joe
Mann, W H
Nicholl, Ernest H
Reading, Charles
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 530mm, width 380mm
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
Chipped, corroded, generally rather neglected (1992)
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 523

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