Bradford War Memorial, including steps, screen wall and terminal blocks

The memorial stands on a raised oval platform at the junction of Prince’s Way and Morley Street, in front of the Grade II-listed statue of Queen Victoria. It comprises a tapering panelled Bolton Wood stone pylon surmounted by a sarcophagus. The pylon stands on a stepped base with semi-circular ends which support bronze figures of a soldier (to the left) and a sailor (to the right) advancing with fixed bayonets, the blades of which have been removed though the hilts remain.

On the top of the pylon, carved in relief to front and rear, are plain Latin crosses whose downward tapering shafts are transformed into sheathed swords as they pass through wreaths. The wreath to the front encloses a scroll inscribed PRO/ PATRIA/ MORI. To the rear, the wreath encloses the city arms. On the sides, where the pylon meets the sarcophagus, are winged wreaths enclosing RAF. The top of the pylon dies back to the sarcophagus, which is clasped to the front and rear by the cross heads.

The bronze plaque over the position of the original, incised, inscription commemorates the dead of both World Wars. The dedicatory inscription reads TO THE IMMORTAL HONOUR OF/ THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE/ CITY OF BRADFORD/ WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND EMPIRE/ 1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945/ AND IN OTHER CONFLICT/ IN PROUD AND/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE. Below on the front face of the base is incised THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE.

The memorial stands on paved platform in front of a low curved screen wall with terminal blocks decorated with wreathed swords. Curved steps with terminal blocks form the approach in front with straight steps to the right rising from Morley Street. The two front-facing blocks bear small bronze plaques.

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.