Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Bradford
- Town
- Baildon
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR LAMBERT MYERS (Builder)
- Ceremony
Date: 1922-23
Attended by: Not known
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28688
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Current location
TONG PARK
Lonk House Lane
Temple Rhydding
Baildon
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD17 7QL
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 16554 40076
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- TAPERED OBELISK ON SQUARE PLINTH AND TWO STEPPED BASE POINTED TOP WITH LAUREL LEAVES CARVED WREATH ON EACH FACE OF THE OBELISK AT THE TOP
- Inscription
- IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF TONG PARK/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Anderton, Harold
Barraclough, Fred W
Barraclough, Herbert
Barraclough, Joseph
Barraclough, Willie
Cheetham, G.t
Dawson, Chenle
Gilks, Nowmen
Halliday, Nathen
Harrison, Richard
See details for all 21 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename initial
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: height 8FT
Materials: Stone
- Obelisk
- 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
- Tong Park
- WMO ID: 221683
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 21-11-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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