War Memorial, Trinity Street

The war memorial on Trinity Street was sculpted by Ferdinand V. Blundstone, who was born in nearby Whaley Bridge and created memorials and public works internationally, including in London, Canada, and New Zealand. He exhibited at the Royal Academy. The memorial features tablets that list the names of 628 men from Stalybridge who died during the First World War. Its inauguration on 6 November 1921 drew an attendance of 24,000 people, a significant portion of the town's population at that time.

The west side of the memorial was later extended to honor those who died in the Second World War, with the new tablet connected to the original by bronze railings. This extension was unveiled on 23 April 1950 in front of a crowd of 3,000 to 4,000 people by Gertrude Monday, who had lost both her husband in the First World War and her son in the Second World War. The Mayor of Stalybridge, Alderman L. Harris, laid the first wreath, followed by Lord Leverhulme, the lord lieutenant of Cheshire.

The memorial consists of a bronze statuary group set on ashlar plinths. The walls are segmental in shape and end on either side of Trinity Street with piers that feature statues. These square piers have swept abutments and crests of arms. Moulded bases support winged angelic figures holding dying, battle-clad figures; a soldier is depicted on the west side and a sailor on the east. The segmental walls are adorned with polished granite plaques that display rolls of honour and are capped with carved stone lions on square piers.