About Morley War Memorial, Scatcherd Park
Historic, Cultural, Urban Environment, Burial Places, Interesting Places, War Memorials, Sculptures
The Morley War Memorial is a British national war memorial situated in Scatcherd Park, Morley, Leeds, England. Sculpted by Walter Henry Gilbert and founded by H. H. Martyn and Co., it was unveiled 21 May 1927 by Alderman Joseph Kirk and accepted by Mayor Alderman Thomas Marshall. The war memorial was added to the National Heritage List for England on 17 June 1986 as a Grade II listed structure.
This memorial commemorates the residents of Morley who were killed or missing in World War I, with 453 names and World War II with 110 names. It was renovated in 2008 and rededicated 29 June the same year.