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War Memorial, the Park

A Grade II Listed Building in Elland, Calderdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6846 / 53°41'4"N

Longitude: -1.8469 / 1°50'48"W

OS Eastings: 410210

OS Northings: 420915

OS Grid: SE102209

Mapcode National: GBR HTJT.YX

Mapcode Global: WHC9T.LNR5

Plus Code: 9C5WM5M3+R7

Entry Name: War Memorial, the Park

Listing Date: 29 April 1982

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1133978

English Heritage Legacy ID: 338473

ID on this website: 101133978

Location: The Park, West Vale, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX5

County: Calderdale

Electoral Ward/Division: Elland

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Elland

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Elland St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


ELLAND HULLEN EDGE ROAD
SE 102209
2/49 War Memorial, The Park

II

Bronze statue of soldier in First World War trenchkit by F. W. Doyle Jones
c.1922. Stands on white granite plinth approached by 3 steps. Inscribed on
front 'ERECTED TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF ELLAND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE' also added names
of 1939 - 1945 victims. A remarkably good statue imaginatively sited
overlooking the Calder Valley below Hullen Edge.


Listing NGR: SE1021020915


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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