Queensbury

TALL OCTAGONAL GOTHIC PLINTH AND SHAFT SURMOUNTED BY SMALL EARLY ENGLISH AND GOTHIC CROSS. PLINTH HAS ARCHED TRACERIED SIDES WITH FOLIATED SPANDRELS, FRAMED BY CLUSTERED COLLONNETTES WITH FOLIATED CAPITALS. BEHIND IS CONCAVE WALL WITH SIX TABLETS OF NAMES

Inscription

(ON CROSS) TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ QUEENSBURY/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ AND/ 1939 - 1945/ UNVEILED BY LT COL C H FOSTER T.D. J.P. SEP 2 1922/ 1939 - 1945 UNVEILED BY MAJOR L.E.A. FOSTER ON MAY 14 1950 (AROUND THE TOP OF THE SIX NAME TABLETS) AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (UNDER THE SIX TABLETS) ROLL OF QUEENSBURY MEN WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 AND 1939 - 1945

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Abby, John M
Ackroyd, Jack
Ascough, Clarence
Baldwin, Fred
Baldwin, Lewis
Balmforth, Joe
Barrett, Frank
Bateman, Gilbert
Bates, Willie
Benson, Reginald
See details for all 165 names

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 116
Served and returned: 0
Died: 116
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 51
Served and returned: 0
Died: 51
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname

Components

Cross
Measurements: height 6500MM, width 1800MM
Materials: Stone - Ashlar
Wall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Local

Listing information

1ST AND 2ND WORLD WAR MEMORIAL AT JUNCTION WITH GRANBY STREET
Grade II
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Condition

Queensbury Cross
WMO ID: 187027
Condition: Good [last updated on 21-11-2017]
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History

RECENTLY CLEANED ACCORDING TO 1997 REPORT. CONSERVATION NOTE: SECTIONS OF THE MEMORIAL JOINED BY A 12FT COPPER ROD ACCORDING TO NEWSPAPER REPORT OF UNVEILING.

Costs

Site: £1200

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Responsibility

BRADFORD CITY COUNCIL

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