Hightown War Memorial

First World War memorial, pre-1927, by Trenwith Wills with sculptural work by Herbert Tyson Smith. Cenotaph surmounted by an angel

MATERIALS: mellow red brick with sandstone dressings and slate plaques.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial consists of a tall, tapering cenotaph set upon a hexagonal brick and sandstone platform incorporating four shallow stair flights to the north, south, east and west sides. The cenotaph has a brick and ashlar base with a tapering shaft above in rusticated brickwork and is surmounted by a carved sandstone figure of a kneeling angel placing a wreath with its head bowed and wings folded. At the bottom of the shaft on each face is a slate panel framed in ashlar with a raised head and incised inscriptions picked out in red. The front east face is further embellished with a large carved relief of the Royal crest on a shield flanked by draped flags, sword hilts and Brodie helmets, with a large unadorned cross set above and behind. The inscription to the front east face reads ‘THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE’ with the dates ‘1914-1919’ carved on the base below. The plaques to the north and south faces are inscribed with the names of those lost, and the plaque to the rear west face is inscribed with the names of those lost, with the dates ‘1939-1945’ carved below.