Memorial

Marsden

Front view inc steps

Source: Copyright Lisa Jennings

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Current Location

Marsden Park, Manchester Road, Marsden, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, HD7 6LY, England

OS Grid Reference

SE 05123 11501

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 65422
Description: Pillar surmounted by a torch and drapes and set on a plinth and steps. On each side is a lion couchant set on a plinth with tablets attached back and front with the lettering in gold.
Inscription: 6 o'clock plinth: In Proud and/ Thankful Memory of/ the men of Marsden/ who fell in the/ Great War/ 1914 - 1918/ Rest Eternal/ Grant them Lord. 12 o'clock plinth: In Honour of/ those who fought/ in sympathy with/ those who suffered/ and in remembrance of/ those who fell in the/ Great War/ 1914 -1918. Tablet top left: ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names) Tablet bottom left: AND IN 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Tablet top right: ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names) Tablet bottom right: AND IN 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Tablet at back left side: ROLL OF HONOUR: (Names) Tablet back right side: ROLL OF HONOUR.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 138
Died: 138
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: Died and returned not differentiated on the memorial

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 34
Died: 34
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: surname
Additional Information: Died and returned not differentiated on the memorial

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Detail

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1421141

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1421141 (accessed 22/04/2026)

Pillar

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

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Marsden

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