Memorial

Otley Methodists - WW1 and WW2

Otley Methodists

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Current Location

Methodist School Rooms, Boroughgate, Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS21 1AE, England

SE 20423 45555

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 29308
Description: Plain, obelisk with tapering shaft, standing on a square base and then plinth. Representation of a wreath, carved as if hanging from the top of the obelisk. Commemoration on front face of shaft, WW1 names below (in two columns) on from/6 o'clock face of plinth (with an extra one below on the face of the base) and WW2 names on left/9 o'clock face.
Inscription: FRONT FACE OF OBELISK - 1914 - 1918/ IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS CHURCH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ LEST WE FORGET FRONT FACE OF PLINTH - (NAMES) (LH SIDE OF PLINTH - 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 25
Died: 25
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: The name of Arthur Slater is on the face of the base and may well be a later addition.

Obelisk

Height: 8FT

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

Airedale and Wharfedale Family History Society, https://awfhs.org/war-memorial/otley-methodist-war-memorial/, accessed 12th September, 2024