Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Wakefield
- Town
- Woolley
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 29211
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Current location
Memorial Garden
Junction of Molly Hurst Lane and Finkle Street/Church Street/High Street
Woolley
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 2JY
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 31884 13090
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Cross with octagonal shaft, plinth and three stepped base. Bronze Sword of Sacrifice on front face and names on plinth. Stone weathered in appearance but not inappropriate in its setting. The monument is set in a small garden of about 15m x 15m. A slightly sloping site with a stone boundary wall full of mature shrubs that run all around the boundary.
- Inscription
- WOOLLEY/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ (NAMES)/ WOOLLEY COLLIERY/ AND BRICK ROW/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Banks, R J
Bellin, H
Brown, A
Chalkley, W
Coatesworth, N
Croft, B
Empsall, J
Harman, R
Joyner, J
Lightowler, F W
See details for all 24 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 15
Served and returned: 0
Died: 15
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, Surname
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 8
Served and returned: 0
Died: 8
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initials, Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 1999: SURVEYED BY WAKEFIELD DC. DESCRIBED AS SLIGHTLY WEATHERED BUT THAT THIS WAS APPROPRIATE FOR SETTING.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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