Memorial

Ackworth Millennium Memorial

Ackworth Millennium

Source: Copyright Elizabeth Smith

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Current Location

On the south side of the roundabout., Barnsley Road/Doncaster Road, Ackworth, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF7 7DB, England

SE 43964 16197

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 29120
Description: Square plinth of stone blocks, ten courses high, with a pyramidal cap and surmounted by a small Celtic style Wheel Cross. On two-stepped base. 14 feet high.
Inscription: DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF/ ACKWORTH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945/ THEY GAVE THEIR TOMORROW/ FOR OUR TODAY/ "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"/ TO THOSE WHO SUFFERED/ AS A RESULT OF SERVICE/ TO THE SPIRIT AND COURAGE/ OF THE PEOPLE/ OF THE 20TH CENTURY/ ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE AND FRIENDS/ OF ACKWORTH/ TO MARK THE MILLENNIUM/ (Names)

Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: Three books tracking the history of the village helped raise the cash.

Unveiled

05th September 1999

DOWAGER LADY ST OSWALD

Memorial

Height: 14 feet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good