Washington and Barmston War Memorial

The Washington and Barmston War Memorial is located on the green at the west end, near The Old Hall Smithy. It is designed as a tall Celtic cross made from Heworth Bluestone. The front face of the cross features intricate carved interlace patterns. The cross shaft rises from a square pedestal, which is set on a five-stepped base.

The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the pedestal reads: 1914 – 1919/ SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM THE PARISHES/ OF WASHINGTON AND BARMSTON/ WHO DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY. Names of those commemorated are listed below and on the other three faces of the pedestal. A small blind panel on the front face of the cross shaft displays the dates 1939/ 1945, with names from the Second World War carved into the sides of the shaft. Additional names from the First World War, including five more recent ones, are recorded on the rear of the shaft.

The memorial is enclosed by a circular railing with gates at the front, which has replaced the original stepped and paved area that included a garden at the rear.