Knottingley War Memorial - Knottingley, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

The 1.5 meter high bronze figure of Winged Victory is standing on an orb with both hands outstretched holding a trumpet and a laurel wreath. It stands on a 4.5 meter high shaft which in turn is on top of a 1.5 meter base.

The memorial was sculpted by G H Fairburn and unveiled in 1921.

The inscription on the memorial was later amended after the Second World War, and in 2018 the whole memorial was cleaned and restored in preparation of a ceremony to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.

IN GLORIOUS AND EVERLASTING
MEMORY OF THE MEN OF KNOTTINGLEY
WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WARS
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945

The memorial is a Historic England Grade II Listed Building.

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 09/25/1921 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Wakefield District Council Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: St Botoph's Church Chapel Street Knottingley, Yorkshire United Kingdom WF11 9AW Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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