Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
Leeds
Town
Leeds
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unknown
    Date: 17 November 1922
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
64972

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Current location

Main reception area.
Project Space Leeds. The Tetley. (Formerly Tetleys Brewery Head Office)
Hunslet Rd
Leeds
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS10 1JQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 302 331
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Tetleys Brewery
    Leeds
    Leeds
    West Yorkshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Large Roman marble memorial with metal name plaques to left and right. In the centre at the top is a wreath enclosing the dates, beneath which is a rectangular metal plaque with lettering in red (presumably those died). Beneath this is a tablet with inscription (illegible in photograph).
Inscription
Left hand plaque: THE EMPLOYEES OF/ JOSHUA TETLEY & SON LTD/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names) Central: 1914/ 1918/ (wording on plaque illegible in photo) Right hand plaque:THE EMPLOYEES OF JOSHUA TETLEY & SON LTD/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 261
    Served and returned: 236
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • thetetley.org/
  • Other website www.pastscape.org.uk/
  • Yorkshire Evening Post Unknown Commitment of Carlsberg to ensure the memorial is retained.
  • Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/16500518@NO5/8100358784
  • Yorkshire Post 6 June 2013 Quoted in 'Brewery History Society Newsletter 62 (Summer 2013). Plans to turn the old Tetley HQ into a contemporary arts centre, 'The Tetley'.
  • Other website frontforum.westernfrontassociation.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=281
  • A Century of British Brewers plus plus 1890-2012 by Norman Barber, Mike Brown and Ken Smith p.194 Published:Longfield Brewery History Society 2012 Longfield, Kent In 1960 the company merged with Walker Cain Ltd to form Tetley Walker Ltd. Became part of Allied Breweries but in January 1993 was renamed Carlsberg-Tetley after an amalgamation with the Carlsberg Brewery. Ceased brewing June 2011.

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