Silkstone War Memorial, Martin Croft, Silkstone, South Yorkshire

War Memorial commemorating the First World War and Second World War, 1922. Designed by London architect L H Bucknell, sculpted by Mr Gelder of Silkstone Common.

PLAN: a cross standing on a deep, rectangular block and plinth set on two wide, rectangular steps flanked by low, attached side and rear walls.

DESCRIPTION: the limestone memorial has a slightly tapering Latin cross with a recessed border and a relief carving of a sword wrapped in a laurel branch. The cross has a square base with a chamfered top which stands on a deep, rectangular base formed from two large blocks of stone. The lower block projects slightly to form a plinth which is extended in width by a block of the same height to each side. On these are smaller blocks with shaped tops which say '1914' on the left side and '1919' on the right side. The central upper block says 'IN / MEMORY'. The lower central plinth has the surnames and initials of 12 men. The right-hand flanking plinth has two surnames and initials. The left-hand flanking plinth says '1939-1945' and three names. All the text is in applied lead lettering. The memorial stands on a two rectangular steps, the upper step deeper. These are flanked by a low, coursed, stone wall which returns to abut the sides of the deep plinth.