Hyde War Memorial Obelisk on Werneth Low is a Grade II listed building in the Tameside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1986. War memorial.
Hyde War Memorial Obelisk on Werneth Low
- WRENN ID
- haunted-nave-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tameside
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde MP: Jonathan Reynolds (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 February 1986
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Hyde War Memorial Obelisk on Werneth Low, Werneth Low Country Park, Higham Lane
- OS grid reference
- SJ 964 935
- Coordinates
- 53.43831, -2.05512
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hyde War Memorial Obelisk is located in Werneth Low Country Park and was dedicated on 25th June 1921. It is constructed from granite and features iron railings. The obelisk has banded rustication and an inscription on its base that reads, "They willingly left the unachieved purpose of their lives in order that all life should not be wrenched from its purpose." A plaque on the rear commemorates the Second World War (1939-45) and there is a bronze coat of arms. The plain railings include corner wreaths. This memorial is prominently situated on a hill overlooking Hyde.
Local climate
Hyde War Memorial Obelisk on Werneth Low sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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