Description

LEEDS

SE23SW LAWNS LANE, Farnley
714-1/9/687 (West side)
War Memorial

II

War memorial. c1920. Portland stone. Square base, approx 3m
high, a stepped and tapering shaft with rectangular panels
carrying inscriptions and figures in relief. On the E face an
inscription: 'TO THE MEN/ OF FARNLEY/ ALL HONOUR/ GIVE TO
THOSE/ WHO NOBLY/ STRIVING/ NOBLY FELL/ THAT WE/ MIGHT/ LIVE/
1914.1918'; figures of old man with child above. On the N and
S sides panels with 64 names, the panels above depicting a
sailor with battleship in background, and a woman with child
and dog standing in front of a wall, marching soldiers beyond.

Listing NGR: SE2487331966

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 Q26655899

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)