Sacriston War Memorial

The memorial stands outside Fulforth Community Centre on Front Street. The Italian marble monument, c2m tall, takes the form of a plain Latin cross standing on a four-stage base, square on plan. The dedicatory inscription is recorded on the front faces of the three uppermost stages:

(upper stage) IN/ MEMORY OF

(second stage) THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE/ OF THEIR COUNTRY/ SO THAT WE SHALL LIVE

(third stage) THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD/ AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

The third stage takes the form of a tall, tapering pedestal (greater in size than the original stage) that houses a poem written for the 2010 re-dedication ceremony. The lowest stage, a shallow step, supports low corner posts carrying an enclosing rail.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 27 February 2017.