Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Bradford
- Town
- Steeton With Eastburn
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR GODFREY L CLARKE (Designer)
MR JOHN BARRETT (Builder) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 24 October 1920
Attended by: Mr.Keighley, Chairman of Memorial Committee, dedicated by the Bishop of Bradford - Rededicated
Date: 19 September 1948
Attended by: Mr.Keighley, Chairman of Memorial Committee, dedicated by the Bishop of Bradford - Dedicated
Date: 24 October 1924
Attended by: Bishop of Bradford - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28521
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Current location
St Stephen's Church
St Stephens Road
Steeton With Eastburn
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD20 6SB
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 03424 44451
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- SMALL WHEEL CROSS ON TALL TAPERING SHAFT AND TWO TIERED SQUARE PLINTH. WREATH ON MOULDED INSCRIPTION PANEL. This memorial commemorates the residents of Steeton with Eastburn who were killed or missing in World War I (65 names) and World War II (9 names).
- Inscription
- 1914 TO 1918/ TO/ OUR GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ 1939 - 1945/ STEETON/ (NAMES)/ EASTBURN (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Archie Metcalfe, J
Astle, William
Baldwin, Tom
Bell, Albert
Belton, T.w
Brooksbank, William G
Browes, Harrison
Butterfield, John A
Carleton, Fred
Clamp, L
See details for all 74 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 65
Served and returned: 0
Died: 65
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forenames, home village
Order of information: home village THEN surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,place of birth
Order of information: place of birth,surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 11000M
Materials: Stone - Plinth
Measurements: depth 2080MM, height 3620MM, width 2080MM
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Steeton
- WMO ID: 239450
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 21-11-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- GOOD CONDITION BUT CROSS WAS REPLACED SOME THREE WEEKS AFTER THE UNVEILING AS IT WAS BLOWN DOWN IN A STORM
- Costs
Site: £900 World War One, £60 World War Two plaque
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Private
Details: Mr Sam Clough of Steeton, owner of a local textile mill and mayor of Keighley - Reference
- Keighley News 25 September 1948
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