Pooley Hall Colliery War Memorial

Pooley Hall Colliery War Memorial is a First World War memorial, built around 1921. It is made from rough-hewn Cornish granite and features leaded inscriptions.

The memorial is roughly square in shape and stands on a rectangular area of hardstanding on the west side of Pooley Lane. It takes the form of a tapered pillar topped with a carved finial shaped like a flame. This pillar is set upon a pedestal that sits atop a five-stepped plinth with a shallow, shaped base. Surrounding the main pillar are eight smaller pillars, each with carved, pointed finials. The hardstanding to the east of the memorial is inlaid with setts arranged in the shape of two crosses.

The names of the 32 workers who lost their lives are inscribed on the north and south faces of the pedestal. The east face of the memorial includes the inscription: ‘THIS PILLAR OF REMEMBRANCE / IS ERECTED BY THE WORKPEOPLE / AND OWNERS OF POOLEY HALL / COLLIERY TO THE UNDYING / MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS MINE / WHO ANSWERED THE NATION'S CALL / AND FELL IN THE GREAT WAR. / 1914-1919’. The west face bears the words: ‘WHO STANDS IF FREEDOM FALL? / WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVE?’