Messingham War Memorial

The Messingham War Memorial is a First World War memorial built after 1919, with alterations made following the Second World War and the Yugoslav Wars.

Constructed from Darley Dale stone and featuring granite tablets, the memorial has a square plan and is prominently located by the roadside at the northern end of the village. It consists of a two-stepped base topped by a square plinth and pedestal, which is surmounted by a cross. The face of the cross features a relief carved crown, and below it, on the square base of the cross, is a relief carved wreath. The pedestal is flanked by relief carved flowers and displays inscribed granite tablets. A metal plaque with an additional inscription is positioned on the front of the plinth.

The main inscription, in gold painted lettering on the west face of the plinth, reads: "IN/ Grateful Memory/ of/ THE MEN OF MESSINGHAM WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ AT THE CALL OF DUTY/ IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR 1914-1919./ (NAMES)." The north face states: "IN/ Memory/ of/ OTHERS OF MESSINGHAM/ WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN/ CONFLICTS SINCE 1945./ (NAME)." The south face honors those from Messingham who served in the Second World War with the inscription: "IN/ Grateful Memory/ of/ THE MEN OF MESSINGHAM/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ AT THE CALL OF DUTY IN THE/ GREAT WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945./ (NAMES)." Below this, it reads: "AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."

The plaque below the main inscriptions states: "THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE."