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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Leeds
- Town
- Armley
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 24th September 1921
Attended by: COL W L ALEXANDER (unveiled the memorial), Mayor & Mayoress of Leeds, J W Alexander DSO, Major Brook MC and, Lieut, Alec Jackson plus other dignatories. - Dedicated
Date: 24th September 1921
Attended by: Rev HS Woollcombe, Vicar of Armley and chair of memorial committee, Rev E Barrett, vice-chair of the memorial committee plus other local dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 21815
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Current location
Located in the ornamental gardens of Armley Park Entrance
Armley Park
Stanningley Road
Armley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 26913 33809
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- The memorial consists of a cross made of clipsham stone in the gothic style of architecture with a hexagonal base surmounted by four pillars supporting the cross. On each side of the base , in three panels, are the names of the fallen, the total number being 442. The total height of the memorial is c7770mm (25 feet, 6 inches)
- Inscription
- The inscription that runs around the upper part of the base is "TRUE LOVE BY LIFE, TRUE LOVE BY DEATH IS TRIED; LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND, WE FOR ENGLAND DIED" / (442 names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Addis, A D
Addis, G
Addis, J H
Allen, G
Andrew, H
Anson, H
Armatage, W
Armitage, E G
Arnold, G
Ashby, S
See details for all 361 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 442
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 442
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Initial of forename and surname
Order of information: Alphabetical by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: height 25FT 6IN
Materials: Stone - Clipsham
- Memorial
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL IN ARMLEY PARK
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Armley
- WMO ID: 223817
- Condition: Good [last updated on 12-04-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: C £1000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
Details: Funding provided by public donation - Responsibility
- LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
- Reference
- Copy of unveiling programme plus a supplement from the Armley & Wortley News - are attached in the media section.
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