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War Memorial Opposite Ripponden Post Office

A Grade II Listed Building in Ripponden, Calderdale

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6741 / 53°40'26"N

Longitude: -1.9426 / 1°56'33"W

OS Eastings: 403890

OS Northings: 419737

OS Grid: SE038197

Mapcode National: GBR GTWY.7P

Mapcode Global: WHB8N.4X77

Plus Code: 9C5WM3F4+JX

Entry Name: War Memorial Opposite Ripponden Post Office

Listing Date: 16 July 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1231979

English Heritage Legacy ID: 407299

ID on this website: 101231979

Location: Ripponden, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX6

County: Calderdale

Civil Parish: Ripponden

Built-Up Area: Ripponden

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Ripponden St Bartholomew

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE 01NW RIPPONDEN (former U.D.) OLDHAM ROAD (west side),
SE 038197 Ripponden

5/88 War Memorial opposite
_ Ripponden Post Office
_
II

War memorial probably c.1922 when many other similar monuments were erected in
the area. Rock faced granite plinth with marble inset slabs surmounted by
carved stone statue of soldier in 1st World War battle-dress. Plinth in form of
tapering obelisk with tablets on all 4 faces recording the names of the fallen
of the 1914-1919 war and 1939-1945. Prominently sited above the road in the
town centre.


Listing NGR: SE0389019737


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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