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    Memorial

    Pool - Obelisk WW1 And WW2

    cPat Lazenby1 2012

    Source: Copyright Pat Lazenby

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    Current Location

    On the junction with Church Lane, Main St, Pool-in-Wharfedale, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS21 1LL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SE 24453 45197

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    © WMR-22192

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    22192
    Description
    FIVE-STEPPED BASE SURMOUNTED BY OBELISK. INSCRIPTION ON TWO PLAQUES ATTACHED TO THE 6 O'CLOCK FACE OF THE OBELISK. UPPER PLAQUE IS NOWY-HEADED AND LOWER PLAQUE IS RECTANGULAR. WHOLE STANDS WITHIN A CIRCULAR ASPHALT AREA WITH A LOW STONE WALL AROUND IT. CONCRETE BOLLARDS PLACED SYMMETRICALLY IN THE ENTRANCEWAY
    Inscription
    TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THE / HONOUR AND DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY 1914 - 1918 / (NAMES) / 1939 - 1945 / THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD / AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD / (NAMES) / "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM" Top step: BASRA 2006/ (NAME)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    19
    Died
    19
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname,forename
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    9
    Died
    9
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname,forename
    War
    Iraq (2003-2011)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Costs
    £323 6s 1d
    Sponsor Type
    public
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    Mrs Emily Annie Swallow of Troutbeck donated the land for the memorial
    Maintenance History
    1991: CLEANED

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    4 August 1923

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Custodian
    LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

    Components

    Obelisk

    Height: C 10FT

    Width: C 5FT


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463211

    • "Pool-in-Wharfedale." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1463211. Accessed 23 August 2024.