Batley
WHICH FELL DURING THE WAR
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| Location | South side of Healey Lane just west of the corner with Upper Croft Road, and slightly east of the entrance to Jessop Park. |
| Side inscription | IN MEMORY OF THE HORSES WHICH FELL DURING THE WAR |
| Side inscription | (unknown – the trough is too close to a wall) |
| Front inscription | (unknown – the trough is too close to a wall) |
| End inscription | (unknown – the trough is too close to a wall) |
| MDFCTA number | 2403 |
| Type and size | Trough 1c 9ft 6in granolithic |
| Original location | Yorkshire. Batley |
| Date erected | 29 May 1929 |
| Comments | Purchased by Batley Borough Council £27.0.0. The date agrees with the opening date of Jessop Park, but 1929 seems a little too late for a First World War memorial. One of a few troughs with an inscription that refers to World War 1. |