Blackhill War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1919, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: Heworth sandstone and marble slabs.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is prominently situated facing the Grade II-listed Church of St Mary, where it is also highly visible from the main street. It takes the form of a Crucifix carved in relief upon a tall, faceted, tapering obelisk with a chamfered base: the base of the shaft has a Roman Cross set within a circle on all four sides. The obelisk rests upon a wide, rectangular, pedimented pedestal upon which the word 'Sacrifice' is incised in a curve on the pediment. The whole sits upon a two-stepped base.

The dedication is contained upon a slab within a pedimented marble slab affixed to the front face of the pedestal which reads: ERECTED TO THE MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED IN THE WAR 1914-1918. The names of the 92 fallen are listed below in five columns using gilded Roman capitals by rank and name.

The front face of the upper step of the base bears the inscription: RIP / THE ETERNAL REST GIVE TO THEM, OF LORD / AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

A marble panel on the left side of the pedestal reads: WORLD WAR II 1939-1945 followed below by the names of the fallen grouped in three columns by service and surname.