Combined War Memorial, Victoria Park, Calverley, West Yorkshire. - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

This is a Grade II listed War Memorial built c.1921 and designed by F.L.Roslyn, a sculptor from London. It is built of Portland stone and surmounted by a bronze statue. The plinth is square, on two low steps, with an ogee chamfered top edge leading into a tall square block on which is the following inscription on the north face:-

                         IN MEMORY OF
                             THE
                         CALVERLEY MEN
                          WHO FELL IN
                         THE GREAT WAR
                           1914-1918
                              ___

                 THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

..and

                         AND IN THE WAR
                           1939-1945

..on the lower plinth.

This leads up to a smaller stepped plinth on a deep coved step on which is the statue. It is of a woman in classical dress holding a wreath in her right hand and in the palm of her left hand, a small angel holding a wreath aloft.

The other faces of the tall plinth carry three bronze plaques with the names of the fallen of the two wars etched onto the bronze in white lettering. On the east and west faces are the fallen of WWI whilst on the south face are the WWII names.

The WWI names are:-

                        1914 - 1918
               Allott.R.             Horseman.F.
               Atkins.A.             Hutchinson.R.
               Bennett.A.C.          Hockley.R.
               Beach.A.              Jagger.J.
               Binns.C.W.            Kitson.H.
               Binns.T.E.            Kipling.H.
               Binns.M.              Long.A.H.
               Blackburn.G.          Lord.A.C.
               Brown.P.E.            Mann.J.N.
               Calverley.F.          Nelson.E.
               Charge.J.W.           Pilley.G.R.
               Chippendale.S.        Powell.A.
               Coates.A.             Rawson.J.W.
               Crossland.E.          Rushton.T.H.
               Davison.J.P.          Scott.F.
               Davison.S.            Stanhope.A.
               Dobson.R.             Stanhope.C.
               Faichney.H.W.         Thackray.C.
               Farrer.W.             Waller.J.
               Fisher.F.             Walmsley.J.W.
               Gray.A.               Walmsley.H.G.D.
               Higham.G.             Wheatley.H.
               Hinchcliffe.E.        Wigglesworth.C.
               Hinchcliffe.N.        Westerman.T.W.
               Hinchcliffe.P.        Wright.J.
                                     Yewdall.M.

..surmounted by the Army and Navy crests in bronze. The WWII names are:-

               1939-1945
               Ackroyd.J.B.
               Allanson.S.V.
               Dockray.A.
               Firth.W.
               Fryer.H.
               Gardiner.J.T.
               Gill.R.L.
               Goodburn.J.
               Gough.S.
               Halliday.R.
               Heyworth.J.
               Horsman.H.
               Hustler.J.S.
               Joy.W.D.
               Lascelles.R.E.
               Pashley.H.
               Ray.W.
               Roberts.E.S.
               Roberts.G.P.
               Roberts.D.M.
               Scrimshaw.F.
               Taylor.G.
               Thompson.D.W.
               Woodcock.J.R.

..with the following inscription beneath them:-

"God proved them and found them worthy for Himself."

The monument is mounted on a large plinth, three blocks high with ashlar chamfered coping and original rod railings with four steps up to the platform. It carries the makers name, "Walker and Co, Idle, Yorks"

The Memorial is prominently sited on the northern edge of the park fronting the main A657 road.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Other Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Calverley Parish Council Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Physical Address of Monument: Victoria Park Carr Road, A657, Leeds LS28 5RJ Leeds LS28 5RJ, West Yorkshire UK LS28 5RJ Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes Website for this Monument: Not listed

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