Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Garden
- District
- Pontefract
- Town
- Featherstone
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), Non-Specific Conflict
- Ceremony
- Opened
Date: 5th October 2008
Attended by: Sixth Baron St Oswald
- Opened
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 70367
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Current location
116B
Station Lane
Featherstone
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF7 6EG
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 42439 20551
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Garden enclosed by wall with plaques mounted on the wall. There are a total of eleven panels dedicated to casualties of WW1, WW2 and other conflicts. One panel inscribed with the list of donors. Craved lettering in black. Inside the garden, there are wreaths on the bench in front of the panels. The black steel double garden gate features golden arrow shape top, inscribed with the name of the memorial garden.
- Inscription
- Gate: MEMORIAL GARDENS/ FEATHERSTONE AND DISTRICT/ MEMORIAL GARDENS 1st Panel: TO HONOUR THE MEN OF FEATHERSTONE AND/ DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN TWO WORLD/ WARS AND OTHER CONFLICTS./ THE FIRST WORLD WAR/ (Names) 2nd Panel: (Names) 3rd Panel: (Names) 4th Panel: FEATHERSTONE WAR MEMORIAL/ GARDEN GROUP COMMITTEE/ (Names)/ DONORS/ ALL ARMED FORCES INCLUDING/ ROYAL NAVY, ARMY, AIRFORCE/ MINISTRY OF DEFENCE/ RED ARROWS/ (Names) 5th Panel: (Names) 6th Panel: (Names) 7th Panel: (Names 8th Panel: (Names) 9th Panel: THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ (Names) 10th Panel: (Names) 11th Panel: OTHER CONFLICTS/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adamson, E
Adamson, J
Allen, J
Allen, Wb
Allington, C
Appleyard, H
Appleyard, S
Atkinson, Wa
Axup, Jw
Bagshaw, W
See details for all 317 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 352
Served and returned: 0
Died: 352
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname, rank and regiment
Order of information: regiment, rank, surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 74
Served and returned: 0
Died: 74
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname, rank and regiment
Order of information: regiment, rank, surname - Non-Specific Conflict
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, reigment, surname, initial
Order of information: Reigment, surname, initial, rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Panelling
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Steel - Gate
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stainless Steel
- Panelling
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Other
Details: All armed forces including Royal Navy, Army, Airforce, Ministry of Defence, Red arrows. - Responsibility
- Featherstone War Memorial Garden Group Committee
- Reference
- BBC News Online www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/content/articles/2008/09/08/war_memorials_feature.shtml Pontefract and Castleford Express 5th July 2010 Article voicing concern over the inclusion of plaque commemorating the donors. Yorkshire Evening Post 9th January 2008
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