Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Bradford
Town
Greengates/Apperley Bridge
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Louis Frederick Roslyn RBS (Sculptor)
MESSRS JEPTHA THORNTON AND SONS (Mason)
MR ERNEST WRIGHT (Architect)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 05th November 1921
    Attended by: LT COL ALDERMAN ANTHONY GADIE
  • Dedicated
    Date: 05th November 1921
    Attended by: ARCHDEACON OF BRADFORD
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
28482

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Current location

Garden of Remembrance
Junction of A657 and A658 (Harrogate Road and New Line)
Greengates/Apperley Bridge
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD10 9AR
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 19023 37282
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
WINGED BRONZE FIGURE (VICTORY OR PEACE) DRESSED IN ROBES SURMOUNTS STONE SPHERE. SPHERE HAS LAUREL GARLANDS IN RELIEF AT BASE. SPHERE STANDS ON STONE COLUMN. COLUMN BEARS WW1 INSCRIPTION AND BRONZE PLAQUES (stolen, replaced with plastic plaques). COLUMN SURMOUNTS STONE BASE WHICH BEARS WW2 INSCRIPTION AND NAMES ON BRONZE PLAQUES. CARVED AT TOP OF COLUMN; FREEDOM, HONOUR, JUSTICE, PEACE. TWO SMALL SEPARATE DIAMOND SHAPED STONES IN FRONT HAVE BRONZE PLAQUES REFERRING TO THE SERVICES OF 1923 AND 1928
Inscription
IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ GREENGATES/ AND/ DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES) IN/ COMMEMORATION/ OF THE TRIBUTE PAID BY/ H.R.H./ THE PRINCE OF WALES/ WHO PLACED A WREATH HERE/ MAY 30 1923/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF GREENGATES, APPERLEY BRIDGE/ AND DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919 IN/ COMMEMORATION/ OF THE TRIBUTE PAID BY/ H.R.H. THE DUKE AND/ DUCHESS OF YORK/ WHO PLACED A WREATH ON/ THIS MEMORIAL/ APRIL 23RD 1928/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF MEN/ OF GREENGATES/ APPERLEY BRIDGE AND DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. ON BASE: ALSO/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF GREENGATES/ AND DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barraclough, Frank
Baxter, Charles Alfred
Baxter, Ralph H
Baxter, William
Blomfield, William
Buckle, Ernest
Clayton, Percy
Cleaver, Joseph H
Cockshott, Edmund
Cockshott, Edmund
See details for all 109 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 80
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 80
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 29
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 29
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: depth 710mm, height 4000mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 370mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 2630mm, height 670mm, width 2630mm
    Materials: Stone
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 1900mm, height 90mm, width 1900mm
    Materials: Stone
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 840mm, width 355mm
    Materials: Synthetic Material
  • Plaques
    Measurements: depth 410mm, height 5mm, width 410mm
    Materials: Metal
Listing information
  • GREENGATES WAR MEMORIAL IN GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
  • 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
The WW1 Bronze plaques were stolen c1996, and replaced with the current plastic plaques
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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