Memorial

Cleckheaton

Cleckheaton memorial

Source: Copyright John Hendry

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Current Location

Town Centre, Park, Town centre, in centre of park., Cleckheaton, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 18962 25597

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Allegory (eg: Victory)
WMR Reference Number: 29207
Description: Large obelisk around 8 metres high with life size figures on top. The whole stands on an elegant carved plinth with and arched cap stone, on a square two stepped base. This stands on a raised octagonal platform around the edge of which are the ww1 name plaques. In front of the memorial is a low wall with WW2 plaques. Portland stone.
Inscription: FRONT: HONOUR TO THE/ IMMORTAL DEAD/ THAT GREAT WHITE COMPANY/ OF SHINING SOULS WHO/ GAVE THEIR YOUTH THAT/ THE WORLD MIGHT GROW OLD IN PEACE/ AT THE GOING/ DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL THINK OF/ THEM/ MCMXIV - MCMXVIII/ (AROUND PLINTH) FOR YOUR TOMORROW WE GAVE OUR TODAY 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES) (FRONT OF WALLED BASE) URBAN DISTRICT OF SPENBOROUGH/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED/ BY/ LT COL ALFRED L MOWAT D.S.O. M.C./ ON THE 11TH NOVEMBER 1922/ REVERSE: AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL THINK OF THEM

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 508
Died: 508
Information shown: surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 221
Died: 221

History

Maker(s): Sir George James Frampton RA, Sculptor

Conservation

Components

Plinth

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good

Plaques / Panels with names

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good

Figures

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good

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Cleckheaton

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Cleckheaton

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

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