Blacko War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial, 1921, with Second World War additions DESRIPTION: Blacko war memorial is located within an enclosed garden to the north of Gisburn Road. It takes the form of a stone obelisk rising from a square pedestal, atop a four-sided tapering plinth. This surmounts a rusticated coursed-stone platform upon a narrow, single-step base. Carved in relief to each of the south, east and west faces of the obelisk is a Latin cross containing an interlacing Celtic knot work design; between the four cross arms are roundels containing carved flower motifs. A sculpted wreath appears to hang from the bottom two roundels and rests in front of the cross. The crosses are identical to each face. The names of the 10 servicemen who died in the First World War are incised to inset panels on the pedestal; two names each to the east and west faces and six to the south face. The principal inscription is incised to the south face of the plinth and reads, DEDICATION./ THIS CENOTAPH WAS ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS OF BLACKO TO THE HONOUR/ AND MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ABOVE AND/ WHO FELL IN THE EUROPEAN WAR 1914-1918. “WHEN CAN THEIR GLORY FADE”. The Second World War dedication is incised to the east face of the plinth and reads, ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR/1939 – 1945./ (4 NAMES). SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The memorial stands at the centre of an area of paving which is bounded by planting to the east, west and north sides. This is enclosed by roughly-coursed stone retaining walls, which gradually increase in height to the east in response to the sloping ground. The retaining walls to the east and west sides have flat stone copings; that to the east also steps up in height at the northern end. The retaining wall to the south

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.