Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Leeds
Town
Allerton Bywater
County
West Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
29218

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Current location

JUNCTION OF STATION RD AND MAIN ST
Main Street
Allerton Bywater
Leeds
West Yorkshire
WF10 2BW
England

OS Grid Ref: SE 41770 27823
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
MALTESE STYLE CROSS SURMOUNTING TALL HEXAGONAL COLUMN, PLINTH AND TWO STEPPED BASE. SET IN SMALL ELEVATED FLOWER BED SURROUNDED BY A LOW STONE WALL SMALL BRONZE ANGELS MOUNTED ON FACES EITHER SIDE OF THE MAIN INSCRIPTION, ONE HOLDING A WREATH AND THE OTHER A SWORD, OTHER SIDES HAVE WW1 NAMES PANELS. WW2 name panel is sited below the WW1 memorials. THE BYWATER COLLIERIES PANEL IS SEPARATE AND LAID AT AN ANGLE AT THE BASE OF THE FRONT FACE.
Inscription
DEDICATED/ TO THE/ HEROIC MEN/ FROM THE PARISH/ OF/ ALLERTON/ BYWATER/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ RESURGAM/ ERECTED BY/ PARISHIONERS/ 1920/ (NAMES)/ FREEDOM/ VICTORY/ MERCY/ JUSTICE/ HONOUR/ PEACE/ ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ ALSO IN MEMORY OF WORKINGMEN AT ALLERTON BYWATER/ COLLIERIES WHO WERE RESIDING OUTSIDE THE PARISH/ (NAMES)/ REVERENCE THIS MONUMENT AND REMEMBER/ THE GLORIOUS DEAD
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ash, A W
Atkison, E
Auckland, W
Barker, W
Bellamy, W
Bird, L
Blakey, W
Booth, C
Brooks, T
Bullock, T
See details for all 94 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 75
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 75
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 19
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 19
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
Reference
  • www.allerton-bywater.synology.me/memorial/index.html re the coal miners' own separate memorial.

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