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Cottingley
Town or City: Cottingley
County: West Yorkshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM895
Value of grant: £200.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2002
UKNIWM reference number: 28828
The Cottingley war memorial is located in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels at the junction of Bradford Old Road and Cottingley Moor Road. The memorial is a calvary. The timber frame supports the figure of Christ and a bronze plaque at the base carries an inscription and names.
In 2002, a Small Grants Scheme award of £200 was made towards repairs required after vandals tore off and smashed the figure of Christ.
HRH The Prince of Wales was present at the service of rededication for the memorial. However the war memorial was subject to further attacks by vandals in 2003.
The inscription on the plaque reads:
"1914 European War 1918
Thomas H. Askew Richard Jennings
William Chadwick Harry Jennings
Sam Denby Norman S. Metcalfe
Walter Edmonson Harold Milnes
Percy Fielding Ephraim Ninnim
Walter Fleming Malcolm B. Paterson
Robert E. Fox William Priestley
John Frear Percy Raistrick
Alfred Frear Fred Rowling
Henry Holdstock Clifford A. Stagg
Thomas Heaton James Spedding
Sidney Harland Joseph H. Thornton
Fred Hardy John W. Taylor
Clough Holmes George A. Taylor
Robert J. H. F. Watherston
R.I.P."
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM895
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 28828
A brief history of the memorial by A. Brook - War Memorials Trust Regional Volunteer (14.1kb pdf)
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
