War Memorial and Railings at Entrance to the Old Graveyard is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. War memorial.

War Memorial and Railings at Entrance to the Old Graveyard

WRENN ID
proud-joist-rook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds North East MP: Fabian Hamilton (Lab)
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Address
War Memorial and Railings at Entrance to the Old Graveyard, Harrogate Road
OS grid reference
SE 305 369
Coordinates
53.82815, -1.53721
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The war memorial at the entrance to the Old Graveyard on Harrogate Road in Chapel Allerton was built around 1920. It is made of ashlar stone and features a high chamfered plinth topped with a tall tapered cross that has a small crucifix on the west side. Flanking the memorial are cast-iron railings with decorative scroll finials. On the west side of the plinth, there is a plaque that reads: 'TO THE/ UNCONQUERED/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945'. On the east side, a brass plaque states: 'THEY BATTLED, THEY ENDURED, THEY DIED', along with a list of 85 names.

Local climate

War Memorial and Railings at Entrance to the Old Graveyard receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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