Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Memorial homes / Alms houses
- District
- Bradford
- Town
- Baildon
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Foundation Stone
Date: 26th November 1921
Attended by: MR OTTO ROBINSON - Unveiled
Date: July 1922
Attended by: UNKNOWN - Show More (1)
- Foundation Stone
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28753
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Current location
JUNCTION OF HALLFIELD DRIVE BAILDON RD AND BROWGATE
Station Rd
Baildon
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD17 2RU
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 153 393
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- HOME FOR THE DISTRICT NURSE WITH DEDICATORY METAL PLAQUES PLACED IN THE PORCHES FLANKING THE IRON ENTRANCE GATES. WW2 NAMES ADDED TO THE BASE OF THE PLAQUES. NOW THE HOME OF AN EX-SERVICEMAN. BAILDON CREST ON THE GATES
- Inscription
- (ABOVE DOOR) THIS STONE WAS LAID BY/ OTTO ROBINSON/ ON BEHALF OF THE SOLDIERS/ & SAILORS OF THE TOWNSHIP/ OF BAILDON WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ 26TH NOVEMBER 1921 LEFT HAND PANEL, BORDER: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM LEFT HAND PANEL: TO THE MEN OF BAILDON WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE/ WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 RIGHT HAND PANEL, BORDER: THEY FOUGHT TO END ALL WARS WHO LOVED THE THINGS OF PEACE RIGHT HAND PANEL: TO THE MEN OF BAILDON WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE/ WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ambler, Edward S
Anderton, Harold
Archer, Jes J
Badland, Joseph
Bagworth, Arthur B
Bailey, James W
Bailey, John
Bairstow, Harry
Balmforth, T
Barraclough, Fredk
See details for all 142 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 93
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 93
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 144
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 144
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaques
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Metal - Gates
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wrought Iron
- Plaques
- 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
- Baildon
- WMO ID: 255794
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 04-01-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: £4000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- ROYAL BRITISH LEGION HOUSING ASSOCIATION
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