Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, Second World War dates and names added later. Sandstone ashlar and millstone grit. Wayside cross design

Description

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, Second World War dates and names added later. Sandstone ashlar and millstone grit. Wayside cross design

The war memorial takes the form of a wayside cross and is located to the east of St Saviour's Church on a prominent corner site of raised ground at the junction of Harden Road, Wilsden Road and Keighley Road. The memorial is set upon a stone-flagged platform accessed by a central flight of three steps and flanked by sandstone ashlar gate piers with flat-topped pyramidal caps (the original ball finials depicted in an historic photograph have been removed), and high ramped walls of coursed millstone grit blocks with segmental copings. A low, stepped millstone-grit retaining wall forms the backdrop to the memorial and platform. The memorial consists of a shaped hexagonal base surmounted by a Tuscan column and a cross. The base is inscribed with 'REMEMBER' to the front face with '1914' to the left and '1919' to the right. The rear three faces are inscribed '1939 - 1945'. The memorial is set upon a 2-stepped hexagonal plinth; the top step of which bears the names of the Fallen. The 21 names of those killed during the First World War are arranged in alphabetical order on the three front faces, whilst the 13 names of those killed during the Second World War are located on the three rear faces of the plinth.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 31 January 2017.

History

Harden War Memorial was unveiled on 9 October 1920 by Brigadier-General Sir George Armytage Bart C B, and dedicated by Revd R Garrad, vicar of Bingley. The names of those who fell during the Second World War were added later.

Reasons for Listing

Harden War Memorial, unveiled in 1920, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design interest: it is a good example of a wayside-cross war memorial with an elegant columnar design;
* Group value: it has strong group value with the neighbouring Grade II listed Harden Congregational Church to the east across Wilsden Road.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26677806

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)