Oakenshaw-cum-Woodlands War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bradford local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Oakenshaw-cum-Woodlands War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- cold-iron-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Bradford South MP: Judith Cummins (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Oakenshaw-cum-Woodlands War Memorial, Victoria Park, Cleckheaton Road, BD12 7HT
- OS grid reference
- SE 167 280
- Coordinates
- 53.74889, -1.74704
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Oakenshaw-cum-Woodlands War Memorial is a First World War memorial, constructed in 1920 by Messrs Wright and Son of Bradford, with later additions for subsequent conflicts.
The memorial is made of granite and features a figurative monument with a sandstone and concrete stepped base. It has a square plan and is surrounded by a crescent-plan stone curb.
At the center, there is a carved figure of an infantryman, slightly smaller than life-size, dressed in a soft cap and greatcoat. His head is bowed, and he rests his hands on the butt of his Lee-Enfield rifle, which is positioned on his left foot. The figure stands on a shallow square base, which is mounted on a granite pedestal adorned with a carved moulded cornice. This pedestal sits on a two-tier plinth, which is further elevated by a two-stepped base.
The north-east panel of the pedestal features a dedication in lead lettering that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE SERVICES AND SACRIFICES RENDERED/ BY THE MEN OF OAKENSHAW-CUM-WOODLANDS,/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919./ THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ AND WAS UNVEILED ON/ DECEMBER 18TH 1920./ 'GIVE PEACE TO THOSE WHO/ BROUGHT US PEACE.'" The names of the 46 men who fell in the First World War are inscribed on the north-west and south-east panels of the pedestal.
Additionally, the north-east face of the top step of the plinth states: "WITH THEM ALSO ARE REMEMBERED/ THE MEN OF THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945." The face of the lower step lists the names of six men who died in the Second World War, along with one individual who was killed in Aden in 1967. The memorial is set within a crescent-plan stone curb that includes a flower bed.
Local climate
Oakenshaw-cum-Woodlands War Memorial receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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