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Keighley
Town or City: Keighley
County: West Yorkshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1491
Value of grant: £250.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Adding and/or correcting inscriptions/names
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 1999
UKNIWM reference number: 2106
Keighley war memorial is a composite piece. A bronze victory figure stands atop a stone obelisk. At the sides are bronze figures of a sailor and soldier and a bronze plaque. The memorial is on a raised stone platform in Town Hall Square. It is grade II listed and is in Keighley town centre conservation area.
In 1999, the Keighley branch of the Royal British Legion received permission from Bradford Metropolitan District Council to place a millennium stone plaque on the memorial. The plaque, made of Yorkshire stone, commemorates the thousands of lives lost in the 20th century in all conflicts throughout the world. War Memorials Trust gave £250 towards their appeal.
The bronze plaque reads:
"1914 1918
1939 1945
In proud and
grateful memory
of those men of
Keighley who
gave their lives
in the Great War
and the World War
in the defence of
freedom and justice
Their name liveth
for evermore"
The additional stone plaque reads:
"The Royal British Legion
millennium year 2000
The Duke of Wellington's
Regimental Assocation
Keighley branch
In memory of those who gave their lives in the
service of their country
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
we will remember them."
The memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 7th December 1924 by Lieutenant General Sir Charles H Harington of Northern Command and Reverend S Howard-Hall, former chaplain of the 6th Battalion of the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment. An estimated 25,000 people attended the service.
In 2010 Keighley Town Council made improvements to the square, cleaned the memorial and added protective railings. Four flag poles were also installed in the square and a book of remembrance put on display in Keighley Town Hall.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1491
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 2106
Heritage Gateway listing information
Ian Dewhirst article in The Keighley News about the unveiling and dedication service
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
