Description

LEEDS

SE2735 ST MICHAEL'S ROAD, Headingley
714-1/23/823 (North side)
War Memorial

GV II

First World War memorial. c1920. Designed by Sidney Kitson.
White Portland stone with bronze decorative motifs. Stepped
base, square 2-stage plinth with inscriptions surmounted by
obelisk with cross on S side. Inscriptions: on the W side
'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE', on the N side: 'TO THE
MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HEADINGLEY WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914'. A
plaque on each side has lists of names. The lower plinth has
attached bronze wreaths and plaques, some missing. Railings
recently added to steps.
(Victorian Society Walk No.6: 17).

Listing NGR: SE2799335997

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.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26547665

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover