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War Memorial 1914-1918

Gilbert Ledward & Ernest Prestwich
1923

Description

23 metres/75 ft. tall stone obelisk - the 'Pillar of Remembrance' - with a relief of a sword of sacrifice on two sides, and the coat of arms of Harrogate on the other sides. On two faces of the base is a relief representing the call to the arms in 1914 and Britannia draped the flag in 1918, on the two other faces have tablets with the names of the fallen.

Unveiled 1 September 1923 by the Earl of Harewood, Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in the presence of Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles.

The architect was Ernest Prestwich.

1914: the call to the arms

1918: Britannia holding out the laurel wreath of victory and a sword, with a dove of peace nearby

Coat of arms

Inscription(s)

On both sides:

our
GLORIOUS DEAD
1914-1918
1939-1945

(1938-1945 added later)

Added:

to all men who have given
their lives in war in the service of their country
in various hostilities since the second world war
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

Sculptors

Gilbert Ledward (Chelsea 1888 - London 1960), English sculptor, active in London (Wikipedia).
Ernest Prestwich (Leigh 1889 - Southport 1977), Engish architect (Manchester Victorian Architects).

Sources & Information

United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials, UKNIWM.
Leeds Mercury - Monday 3 September 1923 (British Newspaper Archive).
Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Monday 3 September 1923 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 53°59'33" - W 1°32'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh144; Photograph: 29 July 2019
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