War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1984. A Interwar War memorial. 1 related planning application.

War Memorial

WRENN ID
shifting-lantern-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 1984
Type
War memorial
Period
Interwar
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial in Batley, located on Cambridge Street, was erected in 1923 to commemorate those who served in the First World War. It features a slightly larger than life bronze figure of an infantryman holding a rifle, which stands on a square stone column with a cornice, resting on a square base. The column is inscribed with the words:

IN
GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF
THE MEN OF THIS TOWN
WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
AND
IN THE WORLD WAR
1939-1945

Surrounding the memorial is a circular boundary wall that includes four iron gates and iron railings. There are twelve bronze plaques listing the names of those who fell, along with two additional plaques that honor those from the 1939-1945 war and subsequent campaigns.

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