Harworth War Memorial and enclosing walls is a Grade II listed building in the Bassetlaw local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 2014. War memorial.
Harworth War Memorial and enclosing walls
- WRENN ID
- graven-gable-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bassetlaw
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 2014
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
War memorial by Tyas and Guest, unveiled in 1926.
The memorial, in pale Cornish Granite, comprises a low obelisk with 1914-18 inscribed and a carved laurel wreath (painted green) towards its base. The obelisk stands on a plinth inscribed TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY’S FREEDOM (names) AND 1939-45 (names). The plinth stands on a square base.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURE: the memorial stands within an enclosure defined by low stone walls.
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, 24 January 2017.
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 4 April 2024 to amend the History section of the description and reformat the text to current standards
Detailed Attributes
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