PADDOCK

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Reference WMO/94994

Address:

Victory Avenue

Junction with Luck Lane

Paddock Head

Paddock

Huddersfield

HD1 4RA

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Stone of remembrance
Materials:
  • Stone Stone (any)
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
  • Post-1945 War or Conflict
About the memorial: Situated at the bottom of Victory Avenue adjacent to the roundabout at Paddock Head next to the Commercial Public House The period commemorated is 1914 – 1919 and 1939 – 1945 and all subsequent conflicts Originally a stone built shelter designed by Lunn and Lunn and built by John Radcliffe and Sons Limited stood on this site as a memory to those who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars This shelter was opened on the 12th November 1960 by Mr. A. P. Nichol O.B.E and used by villages for social activities, however due to constant and severe vandalism and theft following a full consultation with local residents and the Royal British Legion it was agreed to demolish this shelter The Inscription of this shelter read County Borough of Huddersfield This shelter was erected by public subscription in memory of those residents of Paddock who gave their lives in Two World Wars Opened by Mr. A. P. Nichol O.B.E on 12th November 1960 Following the demolition in the early 90s the shape of the original shelter was retained and a formal garden was created with an appropriate memorial stone with the inscription In memory of all those who gave their lives during the First and Second World Wars and all subsequent conflicts.
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IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE FIRST/ AND SECOND WORLD WARS/ AND ALL SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS

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