Greenside War Memorial

The memorial stands at the north-east corner of a small memorial garden between Lead Road and Spen Lane. Approximately 6m tall, the Greenlaw stone memorial takes the form of a Classical obelisk. The slender obelisk, square on plan, is ornamented with a small swag and PRO/ PATRIA carved in low relief to the front face. The obelisk’s foot is decorated with laurels on each side, carved in low relief.

The obelisk rises from a tall corniced pedestal, that stands on a three stage base. The commemorated First World War names are listed on the four faces of the pedestal. The top stage of the base is inscribed with the principal dedicatory inscriptions:

(north-east face) SEE TO IT THAT THESE SHALL/ NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

(north-west face) IN THANKFUL RECOGNITION OF/ THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR SERVICES,/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR.

(south-east face) ERECTED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF/ GREENSIDE

(south-west face) FOR RIGHT, FREEDOM/ AND FOR PEACE

The commemorated Second World War names are recorded on the front faces of the middle stage of the base. On the top of the middle stage, to the front, is incised 1939 – 1945, whilst on the front face of the bottom stage is 1914 – 1918, carved in low relief. A small rectangular bronze plaque fixed to the north-west face of the bottom stage repeats one group of First World War names. The memorial is enclosed by a low stone kerb ornamented with eight plain stone cubes.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 7 February 2017.