Rishworth war memorial

Rishworth War Memorial was erected in 1923 to commemorate the First World War, with the names of those who died in the Second World War added later. It is located on a triangular plot of land at the junction of Oldham Road and Rishworth New Road and is designed as a "stone of remembrance." The memorial is crafted from local millstone grit sandstone, hewn from a nearby quarry and weighing over five tons. It stands on a large, octagonal concrete base with chamfered edges, topped with a planted rockery and a plinth also made of local sandstone.

A bronze plaque affixed to the east face of the memorial commemorates the ten men from the village who lost their lives in the First World War (1914-1918) and includes the inscription “IN MEMORY/OF THOSE WHO WENT FORTH/ FROM RISHWORTH TO/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-18,/ AND RETURNED NOT AGAIN,” alongside a quotation from Lamentations 1:12. A smaller bronze plaque below records the dates “1939-1945," the names of the two men killed during the Second World War, and the words "For Peace and Freedom.”

A stone path and rockery surround the memorial, with planted areas to the south, north, and west sides. A low snecked-stone wall with flat-topped copings and square gate piers outlines the front (east side) of the site. The wall originally had railings and gates, but these have been removed. The wall curves around the south corner and then turns north-west, transitioning into a low wall of coursed rubblestone with upright copings having rounded tops. A section of wall along the north boundary belongs to a neighbouring property and is not part of the memorial.