Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Garden
- District
- Bradford
- Town
- Menston
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 29089
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
Kirklands Community Centre
Main St,
Menston
Bradford
West Yorkshire
LS29 6LF.
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 17232 43727
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Garden of remembrance with dedicatory plaque mounted onto a stone set within a flower bed. Inscription in relief.
- Inscription
- THIS GARDEN WAS LAID OUT/ BY THE PEOPLE OF MENSTON/ TO COMMEMORATE THE MEN FROM/ THE VILLAGE WHO DIED IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Beanland, Henry
Boyd, William E
Brayshaw, Bernard
Breare, Barrie
Brown, Albert Edward
Bull, Dudley
Colley, Harry Gordon
Dale, Lawrence W F
Hudson, Herbert
Jennings, Jeffrey
See details for all 16 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: 0
Died: 16
Exact count: no
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname,forename
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Plaque
Measurements: height 500MM, width 690MM
Materials: Copper - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Plaque
- 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
- History
- APRIL 1985: THE PLAQUE WAS MOVED FROM IT ORIGINAL LOCATION IN AN UNFENCED GRASSY AREA AS IT WAS BEING DEFACED
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- BRADFORD CORPORATION
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-29089
For queries, please contact [email protected].