The Boer War Memorial, West View Park, Skircoat, Halifax
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The Boer War Memorial, West View Park, Skircoat, Halifax
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 26 Mar 2009
According to Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion, the monument was designed by W. W. Longbottom, and the sculptor was B. Sheppard, and in July 2008 the bronze plaque of 1904 was stolen. All four bronze plaques have gone - have the others been taken to a safer place?
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Image Location
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Latitude
53.720465
Longitude
-1.896916