Ladyhill Park WWI Memorial - Allerton, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

On 15th April 1949 a bronze tablet was added to the base to commemorate the men who died in WWII.

There are a number of inscriptions on the memorial.

The front face of the memorial

TO OUR

GLORIOUS

DEAD


ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF ALLERTON AND
DAISY HILL TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

Rear face of the memorial

THE LAND THEY LOVED SHALL
WEAR THE FADELESS CROWN
HER WARRIORS GAVE HER
WHEN WRAPPED IN DEATH'S DARK
CLOUD. THEY LAID THEM DOWN
DYING TO SAVE HER
YET BEING DEAD THEY DIE NOT
IN THE THE GRAVE THO' THEY BE LYING
THESE BEING THE SOULS TO WHOM
HIGH VALOUR GAVE
GLORY UNDYING

WWII bronzw tablet at base of the memorial

THIS TABLET COMMEMORATES THOSE WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR 1939 - 1945

The memorial takes the following form.
BASE SURMOUNTED BY PEDESTAL AND CAST FIGURES OF A HOODED FEMALE FIGURE SUPPORTING A WOUNDED SOLDIER, TO WHOM A NAKED YOUTH OFFERS A LAUREL WREATH. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION CARVED ONTO THE FRONT FACE OF THE PEDESTAL AND NAMES CAST ON BRONZE PLAQUES ON THE SIDES. WHOLE IS ENCLOSED BY LOW RAILINGS THE COWLED FIGURE OF DEATH SUPPORTS A SOLDIER WITH A YOUNG BOY SYMBOLISING POSTERITY OFFERING A LAUREL WREATH IN TRIBUTE TO THE SOLDIER. AT THEIR FEET IS A HELMET AND GUN, AND THE SOLDIER CRUSHES A SERPENT UNDERFOOT. WREATH ATTACHED TO THE 3 AND 9 O'CLOCK SIDES ABOVE THE PLAQUE

In the context of this memorial the figure of posterity represents all future generations.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 07/29/1922 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: City of Bradford Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Ladyhill Park Chapel Lane Allerton, Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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