Stanton-by-Dale War Memorial

The war memorial is sited in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels in Stanton-by-Dale. It was unveiled in 1921.

MATERIALS: polished grey Aberdeen granite. EXTERIOR: the memorial takes the form of a slender tapered obelisk set upon a tapered base rising from a stepped plinth. At the base of the obelisk shaft, a shallow cornice supports gabled facets to a padstone set between the obelisk and its base. The east face of the base carries a metal plaque recording the names of those who lost their lives in the First World War, the inscription reading TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND THE UNDYING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF STANTON-BY-DALE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names). A second plaque on the west face records the names of those lost in the Second World War with the inscription: ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE FOLLOWING MEN OF/ STANTON-BY-DALE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ WAR 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ AND OF THE CREW OF THE/ AIRCRAFT WHICH CRASHED/ WITHIN THE PARISH ON 31 AUG 1944/ (Names).

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 January 2017.