Ferrybridge War Memorial

War memorial commemorating the First World War and Second World War. Masons Messrs G Foster. Aberdeen granite.

PLAN: obelisk set on a high, square pedestal raised on a three-stepped plinth.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial has a tapering obelisk with a relief-carved sword hung from the apex on the front face. Beneath the sword are the relief-carved dates 1914 / 1918 and a laurel wreath. The other faces of the obelisk are plain. The obelisk stands on the deep, moulded cap of the pedestal, which has triangular pediments to the centre of each face. The pedestal has lead lettering. The front face says LESS WE FORGET over 12 names. The right-hand side face and left-hand side face each have 13 names. The rear face of the pedestal has 13 names and the dates 1939-1945 are set on the triangular pediment above. The pedestal has a moulded base and is raised on a three-stepped plinth.

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, 25 September 2017.