Shardlow War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: Darley Dale stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on the church path in the north of the churchyard of the Church of St James (Grade II). It is adjacent to the Grade II-listed gate piers and railings at the entrance to the churchyard on London Road.

The memorial consists of a lantern head with a carved Christ figure on the north face atop a moulded collar on an octagonal shaft. The foot of the shaft is chamfered with a square base tapering to an octagon at the top. This is set on an octagonal plinth with recessed sections on the north, east, south and west faces. The whole stands on an octagonal base.

The foot of the shaft bears a shield carved in relief on the north face within which are the words 1914/1918; underneath the shield the word REMEMBER is incised. The names of the First World War fallen are carved into the north-east and north-west faces of the plinth.