Delabole War Memorial

The Delabole War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled in 1922 and altered after the Second World War. It is made of granite and features a Cross of Sacrifice, with a relief-carved sword on the arms and shaft of a Celtic Cross. The cross is set on a tapering rough-hewn plinth, which stands on a two-stepped platform surrounded by paving. The main (east) face of the plinth is inscribed with "IN MEMORY OF DELABOLE MEN / WHO DIED FOR / GOD, KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918," followed by the names of 31 men who lost their lives in that war. After the Second World War, a granite slab was added to the steps of the memorial, inscribed with the names of nine men who fell in that conflict, under the dates 1939 – 1945.

The memorial is located in an enclosed memorial park in the center of Delabole, elevated above the main road. The park was created for the unveiling of the memorial and has since been enhanced with various memorial plaques, including one commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, as well as a Millennium clock tower at the edge of the road.