War Memorial at the Church of St Edward the Confessor

The War Memorial at the Church of St Edward the Confessor is a First World War memorial built in 1922 by Walter Brierley, with later additions for the Second World War. It is made of Portland stone and is located within the churchyard, facing Tadcaster Road to the west.

The memorial features an elaborately carved lantern cross with a gabled canopy and pointed trefoil niches. The west-facing niche contains a sculpture of the crucified Christ, while the southern niche features St George and the Dragon, and the northern niche has a sculpture of St Edward the Confessor. The lantern is set on an octagonal shaft that rises from a four-sided, tapering plinth mounted on a square base made of quarry-faced stone with finely dressed quoins and capping.

The plinth carries inscriptions in incised lettering. The principal inscription on the west side is presented on inset panels and reads: "IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF DRINGHOUSES WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR GOD AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918." Below this, the names of 29 men are arranged in two columns in alphabetical order.

The Second World War inscription is more simply presented, located on the south face, reading: "1939-45 (6 NAMES) LEST WE FORGET."