Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Leeds
Town
Pool
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Iraq War (2003-2011)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 04-08-1923
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22192

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Current location

On the junction with Church Lane
Main St
Pool
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS21 1LL
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 24453 45197
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
FIVE-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY OBELISK. INSCRIPTION ON TWO PLAQUES ATTACHED TO THE 6 O'CLOCK FACE OF THE OBELISK. UPPER PLAQUE IS NOWY-HEADED AND LOWER PLAQUE IS RECTANGULAR. WHOLE STANDS WITHIN A CIRCULAR ASPHALT AREA WITH A LOW STONE WALL AROUND IT. CONCRETE BOLLARDS PLACED SYMMETRICALLY IN THE ENTRANCEWAY
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE / HONOUR AND DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD / AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD / (NAMES) / "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Atack, George
Bradford, Frank
Cornish, Matthew
Coxon, John Edwin
Davey, Harold
Dawson, Maurice
Dennison, John Alfred
Denton, Albert Lewis
Denton, Harold Ellis
Foster, Leonard
See details for all 29 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname,forename
  • Iraq War (2003-2011)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: height C 10FT, width C 5FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Pool-in-Wharfedale War Memorial
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
1991: CLEANED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

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