Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Calderdale
Town
Norland
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 17th July 1920
    Attended by: Major R.H. Barker MP and Rev. W.C. Bell
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2617

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Current location

Crossroads at Shaw Lane & Clough Road
Memorial Garden
Clough Road
Norland
Calderdale
West Yorkshire
HX6 3RL
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 06577 22588
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Memorial tablet in rustic stele mounted on low stone column, set in memorial garden containing an ancient parish ‘pinfold’ with incorporated column. A rose garden and bowling garden also form part of the memorial. Incised black lettering on the tablet.
Inscription
(PLAQUE): 'TO THE MEMORY OF THE NORLAND MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (Names)/ "IN THE MORNING AND WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM' (COLUMN): IN HONOUR OF THE NORLAND MEN WHO DIED OR SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR A.D. 1914-1919/ AND OF THOSE WHO DIED OR SERVED IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR . 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barrett, William
Berry, Thomas A
Binns, Edgar
Dewhirst, Lewis
Edgerton, George Hbt
Harrison, Frank
Heap, Maurice F
Hopkinson, Arthur
Hoyle, Edgar
Longbottom, Richard
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 21
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 21
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Surname alphabetically
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: depth 400mm, height 3500mm, width 400mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 1400mm, width 930mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: Enclosed from common land by permission of Lord Savile, Lord of the Manor
Memorial: £400

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Calderdale MDC
Reference
  • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately 1995, their memorial 713
  • Halifax Weekly Guardian 10th July 1920 24th May 1924 21st March 1925

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