War Memorial Gates, Hartshill Park, Oakengates, Telford

The War Memorial Gates at the eastern entrance to Hartshill Park in Oakengates, Telford, were unveiled in November 1928. The memorial features a pair of carriage gates made of wrought and cast iron, accompanied by two pedestrian gates set between stone piers. The structure is framed by curved, castellated stone flank walls.

The front facing the road has a central pair of gates adorned with panels of cast and wrought iron work, topped with acorn finials. Above these gates is an arched iron overthrow inscribed with the words 'OAKENGATES WAR MEMORIAL'. The square stone piers flanking the central and pedestrian gates exhibit chamfered rustication, as do the wing walls, which end in square piers. The copings of these lateral walls are castellated and sloped. Each of the six piers features caps with miniature pediments on each face. The two central piers include recessed panels that hold bronze plaques with arched tops, listing the names of those who fell in the First World War. The piers beside the pedestrian gates previously displayed small, rectangular plaques of cast white metal with raised lettering commemorating the fallen from the Second World War. These were replaced in 2006 with slate panels that record additional names of those who fell in both World Wars.