The Morley War Memorial is a British national
war memorial situated in Scatcherd Park,
Morley,
Leeds,
England.
Sculpted by
Walter Henry Gilbert and cast by H. H. Martyn and Co., it was unveiled 21 May 1927 by Alderman Joseph Kirk and accepted by Mayor Alderman Thomas Marshall. The war memorial was added to the
National Heritage List for England on 17 June 1986 as a Grade II listed structure.
This memorial commemorates the residents of Morley who were killed in the
First World War, with 453 names and the
Second World War with 110 names. It was renovated in 2008 and rededicated 29 June the same year.
Description
The memorial consists of a statue cast in bronze surmounting a granite plinth, the statue portrays Britannia in a Roman dress holding a trident aloft in her right hand and a statue of a winged man kneeling on one knee in her left hand, symbolising "victory". Located on her bodice is the royal emblem of 3 rampant lions, she is also wearing an elaborate plumed helmet with seahorses to either side. It is 22 feet tall including both statue and plinth.
[''Walter Gilbert'' by Phillip Medhurst]
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Behind is a wall bearing name panels. The panels on the left gives us the names of those from Morley and Churwell, while the one on the right lists those from, Gildersome
Gildersome is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough 5 miles (7 km) south-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England. Glidersome forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
Location
Historicall ...
, Drighlington
Drighlington is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village lies 5 miles (9 km) south-west of Leeds and 4 miles (6 km ...
, East Ardsley
East Ardsley is a village in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, in West Yorkshire, England. East Ardsley forms part of the Heavy Woollen District.
Etymology
The name ''Ardsley'' is first attested in the Domesday Book as ''Erdeslau'' and ...
and West Ardsley
West Ardsley is a settlement on the south-west edge of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it roughly approximates to an amalgamation of Tingley, Woodkirk, Hill Top, Upper Green, Common ...
. At the base of the plinth a small plaque entitled "Also Remembered" was added in June 2008 listing a further 11 names.
Inscription
The inscription remains legible, it is located on the pedestal of the figure and reads:
Gallery
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File:Morley War Memorial (4) - geograph.org.uk - 609884.jpg
See also
*Listed buildings in Morley, West Yorkshire
Morley is a civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The parish contains 56 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, ...
References
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Buildings and structures completed in 1927
Monuments and memorials in West Yorkshire
Morley, West Yorkshire
World War I memorials in England
World War II memorials in England
Outdoor sculptures in Leeds