Halfway War Memorial

War memorial commemorating the First World War and Second World War, 1922, to designs by Mr H W Roberts of Sheffield.

MATERIALS: Darley Dale stone.

PLAN: a cross set on a square pedestal standing on a three-stepped base.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands on the north side of Station Road opposite Halfway Nursery Infant School. It takes the form of a stone Celtic wheel cross on a collared shaft with a moulded foot set on a high pedestal. The front, south face of the cross head has a central boss with the raised dates 1914 1918 on the horizontal arms. The south face of the cross shaft has a relief carving of two rifles, a flag, flowers and foliage bound with ribbon. The faces of the moulded foot have relief-carved panels of a field gun enclosed by a wreath. The cross is set on a high pedestal with an egg and dart cornice and a moulded foot, which stands on three square steps. The south face of the pedestal bears an incised inscription painted black, which reads ERECTED TO THE HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE / MEN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918. Beneath are 20 names. The moulded foot has the dates 1939 1945 with one name between. It is unclear whether this name is a casualty of the First World War or the Second World War, but it is likely to be the former as the 1922 news article on the unveiling states that the memorial was inscribed with 21 names. The south face of the top step is inscribed with the names of five casualties of the Second World War.