War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 2006. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- haunted-forge-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 2006
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Rookes Lane
- OS grid reference
- SE 142 267
- Coordinates
- 53.73661, -1.78589
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial, built in 1923 and sculpted by H Percy Jackson, is made of Yorkshire sandstone. It features a three-stepped hexagonal base topped by a tall plinth, which supports a column adorned with incised shields. At the top, there is a stone urn, and the total height of the monument is 5 metres.
The plinth bears the names of 17 individuals who died in the First World War, along with an inscription that reads: "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."
The memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 11th November 1923 by local dignitaries and clergy. The section of the inscription that refers to the Second World War was likely added after 1945. This memorial serves as a significant tribute to those who fell in both World Wars and is recognized for its thoughtful design and execution.
Local climate
War Memorial sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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