Denaby War Memorial

War Memorial commemorating the First World War and Second World War, date unknown.

MATERIALS: sandstone ashlar with bronze plaques.

PLAN: a square column with a square plinth standing on a platform of three octagonal steps.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial takes the form of a square column of ashlar stone with a square plinth and a stepped, square cap surmounted by a stylised, circular lamp. The column stands on a platform of three octagonal steps; the ground level drops away to the south and the northern edge of the bottom step is flush with the paving.

The faces of the column are incised with a simple Latin cross design, three of which are mostly covered by bronze plaques carrying dedications and the names of those who died in raised lettering. The plaque on the southern face has the dedication TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN/OF DENABY WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF/1914 TO 1918, with 81 names listed beneath with initials and surnames. Below the plaque is an additional small plaque with two inscribed and gilded names. The plaque on the eastern face is the early C21 replacement. It has the dedication TO THE MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE/OF DENABY WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF/1914 TO 1918, with 82 names listed beneath with initials and surnames. The plaque on the northern face commemorates those who died in the Second World War. It has the dedication TO THE MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE/OF DENABY WHO GAVE/THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR OF/1939 TO 1945. Beneath are 57 names with initials and surnames with the exception of the one woman recorded; PEARL DUNHILL JEFFCOTE (it is not known why her name is on the war memorial as she is recorded as dying on 2 June 1948 in Montagu Hospital, Mexborough, South Yorkshire). Below the plaque is an additional name in bronze.