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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Wakefield
Town
Manygates
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Wars of the Roses (1455-1487), 15th Century Wars (1400-1499)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1897
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29159

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Current location

Monument to Battle of Wakefield to east of Manygate School SE 31 NW 13/190
MANYGATES SCHOOL
MANY GATES LANE
Manygates
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 7DQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 33888 18660
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
APPEARS TO BE A SMALL ELEANOR-STYLE CROSS ON A SQUARE SINGLE STEP BASE. Octagonal column on plinth has gabled arcading at the top below a short spire. Figures and symbols in panels of arcading.
Inscription
RICHARD/ PLANTAGENET/ DUKE OF/ YORK/ FIGHTING/ FOR THE/ CAUSE OF THE/ WHITE ROSE/ FELL ON THIS/ SPOT IN THE/ BATTLE OF/ WAKEFIELD/ DECEMBER/ 30: 1460/ THIS STONE/ IS ERECTED/ IN 1897/ BY SOME/ WHO WISH TO/ PRESERVE THE/ TRADITIONAL SITE. Inscription on plinth: Richard Plantagenet fell here December 30 1460.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Plantagenet, Richard
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Commemorations
  • Wars of the Roses (1455-1487)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, Christian Name and date
    Order of information: Undefined
  • 15th Century Wars (1400-1499)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: 1897 by W T Thresh of Wakefield

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