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Halifax Cenotaph

The Memorial before repainting of the ironwork in 2014

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Duffy's Park, Cripplegate, Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, HX1 1QL, England

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SE 09747 25253

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Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 2723
Description: Sandstone Cenotaph similar in general appearance to the Westminster Cenotaph, the main features being a pylon mounted on a broad plinth, with shallow graduated steps towards the corniced top, which is surmounted by a triangular finial. The town's Arms are carved within a beribboned laurel wreath under a crown on the East and the West faces, with carved laurel festoons under the cornice and on the south and North faces. Black-painted iron bands encircle the pylon at its intersection with the plinth, which is set on three shallow steps within a raised paved area, with iron railings around the inside of the top step. The WW1 Dedication is on the West face, with the WW2 Dedication being on a black painted cast plaque beneath it on the plinth. Inscriptions on the other three faces were added when the memorial was removed to its present site in 1988. The inscriptions are incised and gilded. There are no Names on the Cenotaph - they are to be found in two Books of Remembrance in the Town Hall (WMR 2689).
Inscription: (West side): TO/ THE GALLANT/ MEN OF HALIFAX/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ DEDICATED 15TH OCTOBER 1922/ ALSO TO THE GALLANT MEN AND WOMEN OF HALIFAX WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ DEDICATED 9TH NOVEMBER 1947 (East side): "YET IS THEIR HOPE FULL OF IMMORTALITY" WISDOM III/ (South side): IN MEMORY OF ALL WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY (North side): KOREAN WAR 1950 - 1953 NOT ONE OF THEM IS FORGOTTEN BEFORE GOD

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Korean War (1950-1953)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

Maker(s): Mr H Scott Davies, Architect
Messrs J White and Sons, Builder
Maintenance History: 2014 - the ironwork relating to the memorial was repainted in its original colour - black.

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