Gawsworth War Memorial

The Gawsworth War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920, with additions for the Second World War and some late 20th-century alterations.

It is located at the junction of two roads, just north of a medieval preaching cross, which is a scheduled monument. The memorial features an octagonal timber cross that stands approximately 2 meters tall, with a carved figure of Jesus and an ‘INRI’ plaque above. The cross is topped with a duo-pitched plank roof that has ridge copper flashing, and the arms of the cross have undercut hollow chamfers at their ends.

The memorial is set on a battered stone plinth that is about 1 meter square and 1 meter tall. The inscription on the north-facing side reads: "THE SOULS/ OF THE RIGHTEOUS/ ARE IN THE HAND OF/ GOD/ AND THERE SHALL NO/ TORMENT TOUCH THEM." The upper west face bears the inscription "1914-1919/ R.I.P/ (NAMES, six, in alphabetical order)," followed by an additional inscription for the Second World War reading "1939 – 1945/ (NAMES, three, in alphabetical order, with ranks for two matching names)."

This information is also repeated on the east face, which lists five names from the First World War and three from the Second. The south-facing inscription states: "GAWSWORTH/ PEOPLE. SET . UP/ THIS . CALVARY/ IN . THE . YEAR . OF/ GOD’S . INCARNATION/ 1920/ IN . MEMORY . OF . THEIR . LADS/ WHO . GAVE . THEIR . LIVES/ IN . THE . WAR . OF/ 1914 – 1919."