Plaque in memory of Henry Moore

A blue plaque has been unveiled to commemorate the birthplace of Castleford sculptor Henry Moore.
Blue plaque erected in Castleford to mark the birth place of artist Henry Moore.
Pictured: R) Sandra Wright - Chair of Castleford Civic Trust with L) Rebecca Land - Head of Communications and representing the Henry Moore Foundation.
p314b413Blue plaque erected in Castleford to mark the birth place of artist Henry Moore.
Pictured: R) Sandra Wright - Chair of Castleford Civic Trust with L) Rebecca Land - Head of Communications and representing the Henry Moore Foundation.
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Blue plaque erected in Castleford to mark the birth place of artist Henry Moore. Pictured: R) Sandra Wright - Chair of Castleford Civic Trust with L) Rebecca Land - Head of Communications and representing the Henry Moore Foundation. p314b413

Wakefield Council placed the plaque next to the existing stone feature that stands on Henry Moore Square site, off Roundhill Road in Castleford.

Coun Denise Jeffery, the council’s cabinet member for regeneration and economic growth, unveiled the plaque on Wednesday.

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She said: “Henry Moore’s work reflects Castleford, where he was born and grew up, so we are very proud to mark his birthplace with a commemorative blue plaque.

“We have been working to improve Henry Moore Square and last year we did some landscaping work to create a little green gem of space to honour one of our most famous residents.”

The plaque has been made by Castleford Civic Trust and members from the trust, Wakefield Council and Castleford Heritage Trust attended the unveiling.

Henry Moore Square was built to commemorate the centenary of his birth and the stone features on the site represent the significant events in Henry Moore’s life that led him to become an artist and sculptor.

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He was born in a small terraced house on Roundhill Roadin July 1898.

The son of a miner, he studied at Castleford Grammar School before going on to Leeds School of Art .

He also studied at the Royal College of Art.

His works are usually abstractions of the human figure, typically depicting mother-and-child or reclining figures.

Moore’s sculptures can be seen at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in Wakefield, in the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds and in other galleries around the world.