Leeds Rifles War Memorial

The Leeds Rifles War Memorial is a First World War memorial outside Leeds Minster on Kirkgate in Leeds, West Yorkshire in northern England. The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, one of 15 instances of his War Cross and the only one commissioned by a regiment.

Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 4.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: war memorial in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Kirkgate War Memorial” and “North Boundary Wall and Steps, North West Gate and Piers, War Memorial and East Bar Stone”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leeds Minster and Royal Armouries Museum.

Leeds Minster

Church

Photo: Jungpionier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leeds Minster, also known as the Minster and Parish Church of Saint Peter-at-Leeds, is the minster church of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It stands on the site of the oldest church in the city and is of architectural and liturgical significance.

Royal Armouries Museum

Museum

Photo: Tim Marchant, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a national museum that holds the National Collection of Arms and Armour. It is part of the Royal Armouries family of museums, with other sites at the Royal Armouries' traditional home in the Tower of London, and the National Collection of Artillery at Fort Nelson, Hampshire. Royal Armouries Museum is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Leeds Rifles War Memorial.

The Palace

Pub

Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Palace is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quarry Hill and Leeds.

Quarry Hill

Neighborhood

Photo: Chemical Engineer, Public domain.

Quarry Hill is an area of central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is bounded by the Leeds Inner Ring Road in the east and north and the Leeds – York / Hull railway in the south. The area falls within the City and Hunslet ward of Leeds City Council.

Leeds

Photo: Lad 2011, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leeds is the largest city in the county of West Yorkshire and the third largest city in Britain, though its urban area size falls behind that of Manchester.

Leylands

Neighborhood

The Leylands was an area of Leeds, north of the city centre and west of Mabgate. John Cossins' 1726 Plan of Leedes shows two fields marked Ley Lands north of Lady Lane and west of the Sheepscar Beck which correspond to the area.

Leeds Rifles War Memorial

Categories: war memorial, memorial cross, and historic site
Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.79532° or 53° 47′ 43″ north

Longitude

-1.53543° or 1° 32′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C5WQFW7+4R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 320952872

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q26655868

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirkgate Coach Stop (Flixbus) and Leeds Academy For Hairdressing and Barbering.

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