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War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Pudsey, Leeds

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Latitude: 53.7925 / 53°47'32"N

Longitude: -1.6685 / 1°40'6"W

OS Eastings: 421932

OS Northings: 432956

OS Grid: SE219329

Mapcode National: GBR JSSL.K7

Mapcode Global: WHC9B.BYP0

Plus Code: 9C5WQ8RJ+XH

Entry Name: War Memorial

Listing Date: 17 June 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1313478

English Heritage Legacy ID: 341880

Also known as: War Memorial, Pudsey

ID on this website: 101313478

Location: Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS28

County: Leeds

Electoral Ward/Division: Pudsey

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Pudsey

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Pudsey St Lawrence and St Paul

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 06/10/2016


SE2132NE
LS28
7/116

PUDSEY,
CHAPELTOWN (south side),
War Memorial

GV
II

War Memorial. c.1921 by Brierly and Rutherford (York), sculpture Henry Poole
(London). Tall Portland stone cenotaph surmounted by bronze statue.
Approached up a flight of 3 shallow steps. Plinth, base with bronze plaques
with the names of the fallen. Recessed channelled quoins with long rectangular
panels to each side with bronze wreath to top.

Front tablet inscribed: "THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES THE NAMES OF THE MEN OF PUDSEY WHOSE LIVES WERE SACRIFICED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 AND IN THE WAR 1939-1945."
Rear tablet inscribed : "ERECTED ON THE SITE OF THE ANCIENT CHAPEL OF EASE OF ALL SAINTS WHICH WAS TAKEN DOWN IN 1879"

Cornice surmounted by smaller plinth on which is statue of soldier in 1st
World War battledress. Prominently sited at the junction of 2 roads in the
centre of the town.

Listing NGR: SE2193232956


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 31 January 2017.

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