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
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 February 1986
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22/01/2019.
SJ 99 SE 7/37 SJ 96359350
HYDE HIGHAM LANE WERNETH LOW COUNTRY PARK Hyde War Memorial Obelisk on Werneth Low.
(Formerly listed as War Memorial Obelisk on Hackingknife Hill, WERNETH LOW COUNTRY PARK, HYDE, previously listed as War Memorial)
II War Memorial dedicated 25th June 1921. Granite with iron railings. Obelisk. Banded rustication and inscription on base which reads "They willingly left the unachieved purpose of their lives in order that all life should not be wrenched from its purpose". Plaque to rear commemorates the 1939-45 war. Bronze coat of arms. Plain railings with corner wreaths. The memorial is set on a hill overlooking Hyde.
Listing NGR: SJ9643693504
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, 30 January 2017.
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