HERE are some of the estimated 25,000 who attended the unveiling and dedication of the Keighley war memorial on Sunday, December 7, 1924.
It was probably the largest gathering the town had ever seen.
The Town Hall Square was reserved for ex-servicemen and relatives of an approximate 900 who had died.
Thousands were standing “well down Cavendish Street, along North Street, up Spencer Street and in other surrounding public spaces”.
Here in the background they are packed up Albert Street, between the library and the Temperance Hall.
Loudspeakers had been installed and the town centre was obviously closed to traffic.
True to the custom of the period, everybody is wearing a hat or cap.
When the German navy had bombarded Scarborough in 1914, residents described how they ran out of their shaking homes “without waiting to put on our hats”, finding crowds outside “with no hats on”!
The photograph has been supplied by Kevin Seaton, of Bradford Road, Riddlesden.
These days, maintenance of the war memorial and Town Hall Square is overseen by Keighley’s town council.
Railings were installed around the memorial to help protect it.
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