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    Memorial

    Brighouse - WW1 and WW2

    Memorial

    Source: Copyright Jean Britteon

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    Current Location

    Rydings House, Rydings Park, Halifax Road, Brighouse, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HD6 1FB, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SE 14243 23049

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    © WMR-2738

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    Type of Memorial
    Allegory (eg: Victory)
    WMR Reference Number
    2738
    Description
    A bronze, winged Victory, stood on a globe, holding a wreath in her outstretched right hand. She is surmounting the granite column on which there are a torch and a wreath on north face, a sword and wreath on south face. The WW1 names are engraved in black lettering, in one and two columns, on the faces of the column.
    Inscription
    THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ AND IN HONOUR OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939 - 1945
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    398
    Died
    398
    Information shown
    Surname, Rank, Regiment, Initials
    Order of names
    Regiment, Rank, Surname
    Additional Information
    See Additional Information for detail on the number of names listed on this memorial
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • Mr Francis W. Doyle Jones, Sculptor

    Costs
    £2,000
    Maintenance History
    Restored in 1992 when the names were repainted.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    22nd April 1922

    Major General H.B. Davies CB

    Dedicated

    22nd April 1922

    The Lord Bishop of Wakefield, Dr. G.R. Eden

    Custodian
    Calderdale MDC

    Components

    Pedestal

    Height: 1500mm

    Width: 1250mm

    Depth: 900mm


    Made from: Granite - Aberdeen


    Condition: Good


    Figure

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    119866

    To report a concern about the condition of this memorial, visit War Memorial Trust.

    Help update these details if the condition is wrongWar Memorials Register Logo
    • Carter Postcard Collection
    • Hornshaw and Fowler, Calderdale War Dead, published privately in 1995, their memorial 401
    • Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion, http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/mmm2000.html#b, accessed on 8/12/22