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Latitude: 53.8376 / 53°50'15"N
Longitude: -1.6324 / 1°37'56"W
OS Eastings: 424288
OS Northings: 437995
OS Grid: SE242379
Mapcode National: GBR KS12.D1
Mapcode Global: WHC94.WSVV
Plus Code: 9C5WR9Q9+32
Entry Name: War Memorial
Listing Date: 31 August 2007
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1392280
English Heritage Legacy ID: 503418
Also known as: Stanhope Drive War Memorial, Horsforth
ID on this website: 101392280
Location: Horsforth Woodside, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18
County: Leeds
Civil Parish: Horsforth
Built-Up Area: Horsforth
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Horsforth St Margaret
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: War memorial
1495/0/10028 STANHOPE DRIVE
31-AUG-07 WAR MEMORIAL
II
War Memorial, erected 1929, manufactured by James Hird Thompson, in stone.
An irregularly shaped monolith of grey stone, c.2 metres high, set in an area of paving raised on a low brick platform, with two steps to the front and angled raised flower beds in brick to either side.
The front face bears a bronze plaque reading THIS AVENUE IS PLANTED/IN COMMEMORATION OF THE/ 211 MAN AND WOMEN FROM HORSFORTH/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918./"WE LIE DEAD IN MANY LANDS/THAT YOU MAY LIVE HERE IN PEACE"
The memorial stone is at the centre of an avenue of trees planted along the side of the road (Stanhope Drive), originally with a name plaque on each tree. These plaques are now lost but the trees remain, forming part of the war memorial. The memorial was unveiled by the Countess of Harewood in 1929.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION:
The Horsforth War Memorial is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* An eloquent witness to the impact of world events on a local community
* Its strong physical presence reflects an awareness of the loss of life from the war
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.
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