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.
Leeds Conservatoire
College
Photo: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leeds Conservatoire is a higher education music conservatoire based in the Quarry Hill district of Leeds, England. It was founded in 1965 by Joseph Stones. Leeds Conservatoire is situated 960 feet northeast of Leeds Rifles War Memorial.
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″ northLongitude
-1.53543° or 1° 32′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C5WQFW7+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 320952872OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q26655868
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Palace and Kirkgate Coach Stop (Flixbus).
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