Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Leeds
Town
Temple Newsam
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: July 1920
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22225

Support IWM

Donate with Just Giving

Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.

Make a Donation
Current location

Junction of Queensway and Selby Road
Garden
Selby Road
Temple Newsam
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS15 0PG
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 36018 33599
Denomination: Undefined

View location on Google Maps
Description
Two-stepped base surmounted by square plinth and plain wheel Cross. Inscription carved on the front face of the Cross. Whole stands on a large paved area with two steps leading up to it. At the back of the Cross is a low wall with dedicatory plaque for WW1 below dedicatory tablet for WW2 in the centre.
Inscription
CROSS: LEST/ WE/ FORGET PLAQUE: TEMPLE NEWSAM/ NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN NAMES/ OF THE BRAVE DEAD/ THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES) TABLET: TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ 1939 - 1945/ ALSO THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN FOLLOWING YEARS
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ascott, Charles E
Austin, Anthony
Bevins, William D
Brockhouse, Horace
Brooke, Clifford
Butler, Victor
Childerson, Fred
Clayton, Fred
Coleman, Ernest
Coleridge, John W
See details for all 60 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 144
    Served and returned: 72
    Died: 72
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: rank,forename
    Order of information: rank,forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Cross
    Measurements: height 15FT
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
THE BRITISH LEGION

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.

This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:

© WMR-22225

For queries, please contact [email protected].