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Manygates Lane, Sandal Magna

Battle of Wakefield 1460 Memorial

Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, also named Plantegenet
1411 - Sandal Magna 1460
leading English magnate and claimant to the throne during the Wars of the Roses
(Wikipedia)

W.T. Thresh
1897

Wakefield / Battle of Wakefield 1460 Memorial

Description

Octagonal column on plinth with a gabled arcading at the top below a short spire. In the front central panels of arcading is a relief statue of Richard Plantagenet, copied after his figure on the Welsh bridge in Salisbury. On either side of him roses and a band with the texts 'pur bon mort' and 'bon espoir' respectively. The two side panels show coats of arms.
The monument was unveiled by the bishop of Wakefield on 9 December 1897. The design of the monument is by the architect Mr. Horsley of London and it was executed by W.T. Thresh, monumental mason of Wakefield.

Wakefield - Battle of Wakefield 1460 Memorial

Inscription(s)

richard
plantagenet
duke of
york
fighting
for the
cause of the
white rose
fell on this
spot in the
battle of
wakefield
december
30 : 1460

this stone
is erected
in 1897
by some
who wish to
preserve the
traditional
site

Artist

W.T. Thresh, monumental mason of Wakefield.

Sources & Information

Historic England, Monument to Battle of Wakefield.
London Evening Standard - Saturday 10 December 1897 (British Newspaper archive).

Location (N 53°39'48" - W 1°29'19") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbyh226; Photograph: 17 June 2023
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