Memorials: Calverley -Victoria Park Memorial

Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Calverley -Victoria Park Memorial

I visited Calverley almost by accident on the way back from Shipley. The memorial is situated in Victoria Park, a fine stretch of open park land. A great place. I can only belive that the name plates are new. There is very little staining coming from them. I actually quite like the green staining from the bronze. I can see why many would not.
These are the pictures. The memorial is No 21869 at the National Archive of War Memorials.

View from the park gates

IN MEMORY OF
THE
CALVERLEY MEN
WHO FELL IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914 -1918
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THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

AND IN THE WAR
1939 -1945

Well maintained and set on its own plinth

From the rear facing the main road


1939 -1945 ACKROYD, J.B. ALLANSON, S.V. DOCKRAY, A. FIRTH, W. FRYER, H. GARDINER, J.T. GILL, R.L. GOODBURN, J. GOUGH, S. HALLIDAY, R. HEYWORTH, J. HORSEMAN, H. HUSTLER, J.S. JOY, W.D. LASCELLES, R.E. PASHLEY, H. RAY, W. ROBERTS, E.S. ROBERTS, G.P. SCRIMSHAW, F. TAYLOR, G. THOMPSON, D.W. WOODCOCK, J.R. "God proved them and found them worthy for himself"

From the lower end of the park - to the left of the gates as you enter.

1914-1918
ALLOTT, R.
ATKINS, A.
BENNETT, A.C.
BEACH, A.
BINNS, C.W.
BINNS, T.E.
BINNS, M.
BLACKBURN, G.
BROWN, P.E.
CALVERLEY, F.
CHARGE, J.W.
CHIPPENDALE, S.
COATES, A.
CROSSLAND, E.
DAVISON, J.P.
DAVISON, S.
DOBSON, R.
FAICHNEY, H.W.
FARRER, W.
FISHER, F.
GRAY, A.
HIGHAM, G.
HINCHCLIFFE, E.
HINCHCLIFFE, N.
HINCHCLIFFE, P.


Managed to behead Victory! The list below: 1914-1918 HORSEMAN, F. HUTCHINSON, R. JAGGER, J. KITSON, H. KIPLING, H. LONG, A.H. LORD, A.C. MANN, J.N. NELSON, E. PILLEY, G.R. POWELL, A. RAWSON, J.W. RUSHTON, T.H. SCOTT, F. STANHOPE, A. STANHOPE, C. THACKRAY, C. WALLER, J. WALMSLEY, J.W. WALMSLEY, H.G.D. WHEATLEY, H. WIGGLESWORTH, C. WESTERMAN, T.W. WRIGHT, J. YEWDALL, M.