Description

KNOTTINGLEY CHAPEL STREET
SE52SW
(west side)
6/32 War Memorial
GV
- II
War memorial. Probably 1920's. Rock-faced white granite, with bronze
statue. Square in section, consisting of a pillar raised on a pedestal of 4
stepped blocks each higher than the one below. The 3rd and 4th have lettered
panels in the front and sides:-
"IN GLORIOUS AND EVERLASTING
MEMORY OF THE MEN OF KNOTTINGLEY
WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WARS
1914-1918
1939-1945"
on the front of the lower, and names on the sides; and names on all 3 sides
of the upper. The pillar has a moulded cap surmounted by a statue of a
flying angel (supported with one foot on a ball), with flowing dress,
outspread wings, and arms holding aloft a wreath and a trump.

Listing NGR: SE5000223996

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, 1 February 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26555764

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)