War Memorial
WAR MEMORIAL, ROOKES LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391827
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-2006
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL, ROOKES LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391827
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-2006
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL, ROOKES LANE
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL, ROOKES LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 14221 26711
Details
679/0/10314 ROOKES LANE
23-NOV-06 WAR MEMORIAL
II
War Memorial, 1923 with additional inscription post-1945, sculpted by H Percy Jackson.
MATERIALS: Yorkshire sandstone.
PLAN/EXTERIOR: three stepped hexagonal base with tall plinth above, surmounted by a column, the shaft of which carries incised shields. The whole is topped by a stone urn. The total height of the monument is 5 metres.
Inscriptions: 17 First World War names are recorded on the plinth, along with the inscription TO THE/GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF THE/ TOWNSHIP OF NORWOOD GREEN/ AND COLEY WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AND IN GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO/ SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918 NAMES OF THE FALLEN/ (NAMES)/ AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF/ THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939-1945.
HISTORY: There was an unveiling and dedication ceremony on 11th November 1923 by local dignitaries and clergy. The portion of the inscription referring to the Second World War was presumably added after 1945.
SOURCES: http://www.ukniwm.org.uk, printout dated 31/03/2006
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE
This war memorial, commemorating the fallen of two World Wars, takes the form of a slender column standing on a plinth and hexagonal base, with an inscription and list of names. War memorials always warrant serious consideration for designation, and this well-executed and well-proportioned example clearly meets the criteria.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 31 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 496130
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 31 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/2759
War Memorials Online, accessed 31 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/119845
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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