Pudsey Remembers: Lost and Found War Memorials: Supplemental

Pudsey Bowling Club





This is a lovely memorial for its simplicity.

"IN MEMORY OF THE PUDSEY LADS WHO FELL DURING THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918"

It speaks volumes about the importance of the quiet past time of bowling.

Volumes about how essential bowling was to the fabric of life in Pudsey.

Volumes about how much that peace, and pleasure can heal wounds.

Because this memorial was placed by the families of men who never came home and also the survivors - many of them no longer whole, distraught and grief ridden.

Whilst they spent their time on the best Crown Green in the world, slowly piecing their lives back together, they could always look over to the memorial and remember their lost mates - those may have passed on, but the survivors were still alive, and they needed to be able to live with that.

Lest we forget.



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