Appleby Cemetery War Memorial Obelisk

The Appleby Cemetery War Memorial is a limestone obelisk located at the center of Appleby Cemetery. It has a square base and stands on a tall plinth with a moulded cap that features relief-carved wreaths within round-headed pediments on each side. The memorial ends in a chamfered, square block foot, which is placed on a four-stepped, square base.

The plinth displays inscriptions in applied metal lettering. The main dedication on the front face reads: "TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD IN HONOUR AND LOVING APPRECIATION OF THOSE FROM THE PARISHES OF APPLEBY S. LAWRENCE AND APPLEBY S. MICHAEL WHO LEFT HOME AND KINDRED AND IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. 'NO HATE WAS THEIRS NO THIRST FOR FAME WHEN FORTH TO DEATH BY HONOUR SENT LIFE BECKONED SWEET THE GREAT CALL CAME THEY KNEW THEIR DUTY AND THEY WENT.' 1914 – 1918."

Additionally, there is a later dedication for the Second World War on the front face of the foot, which reads "1939 - 1945 (9 NAMES)." The names of those commemorated from the First World War are listed on the remaining faces of the plinth.