Gates, Attached Wall And War Memorial To North Of St Michael'S Church

4/14 PARISH OF HOLBROOK CHURCH STREET SK 34 SE 4/14 (West Side) Gates, attached wall and war memorial to north of St Michael's Church GV II

Gates, attached walls and war memorial. c1841 and c1920. Wrought iron, coursed squared gritstone and granite. Curved stone retaining wall to east and west of churchyard with rounded copings and a pair of iron gates to north. These have dograils to base with curled finials to intermediate vertical rails, and frieze to top with scrollwork. Above, a scrolled overthrow and a fleur de lys finial to meeting rail. Painted iron lantern arch over with central lantern and scrollwork to either side. To west of the gates is a lower section of walling with celtic cross, war memorial above. This has carved interlace to the head and a sloping base inscribed with the names of the men of Holbrook who died in the Great War. Below the cross, attached to the wall, is a slate plaque with more names inscribed on it.

Listing NGR: SK3638844700

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 25 January 2017.