Low Moor Explosion Bradford City Fire Brigade Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. Memorial. 1 related planning application.
Low Moor Explosion Bradford City Fire Brigade Memorial
- WRENN ID
- watchful-bonework-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Country
- England
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Low Moor Explosion Bradford City Fire Brigade Memorial is a First World War memorial dedicated to the fire brigade, unveiled in 1924. It is made of Creetown Granite and features a life-sized and accurate representation of a fireman in contemporary uniform, advancing forward while holding a hose and branch pipe. The figure is mounted on a pedestal with a moulded base that includes carved corner scroll brackets separated by garlanded swags. The pedestal is tall and has an inverted cornice, a simple moulded architrave, plain rectangular panels, recessed corner pilasters, and a two-tier plain plinth, all resting on a square base.
The south-east (front) panel of the pedestal is inscribed with the following text: "ERECTED BY THE BRADFORD CITY COUNCIL IN COMMEMORATION OF THE DEVOTION TO DUTY OF THE UNDERNAMED MEMBERS OF BRADFORD CITY FIRE BRIGADE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE EXPLOSION CAUSED BY A FIRE AT LOW MOOR MUNITION WORKS ON THE 21ST AUGUST 1916: NAMES."
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