Temple Newsam Cross - Temple Newsam, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 47.856 W 001° 27.284
30U E 601778 N 5962110
This stone memorial cross is at the back of a small memorial garden on Selby Road,
Waymark Code: WM16WZR
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/21/2022
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It has a two-stepped base surmounted by square plinth and plain wheel Cross. On the front of the base is the following inscription in large letters.
LEST
WE
FORGET
Behind the cross is a stone wall with a bronze dedication plaque from the date of erection in July 1920 and a much smaller white stone plaque above it added after the end of WWII.
WWI plaque
TEMPLE NEWSAM
NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN NAMES
OF THE BRAVE DEAD
THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR
1914 - 1919
The later WWII plaque
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
1939 - 1945
ALSO THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN FOLLOWING YEARS
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 07/01/1920
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Temple Newsam council
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Selby Road
Temple Newsam, West Yorkshire United Kingdom
LS15 0PG
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