Hollingworth War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details War memorial commemorating the First World War, Second World War and subsequent conflicts since 1945. Erected 1925-1926, designer unknown. PLAN: cross set on a high, octagonal pedestal raised on three octagonal steps, standing on a semi-circular platform bounded by a low wall which steps out at the front to flank the platform. DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands on a semi-circular platform. A Latin cross with a narrow, relief outline is set on a tall, slightly tapering, rectangular shaft with an octagonal, moulded base. This stands on top of a deep, octagonal pedestal with a moulded, sloping cap and chamfered plinth. The panels of the pedestal bear inscriptions of slightly-raised lead lettering. The front panel has the inscription: IN GLORIOUS MEMORY / OF / THE MEN OF / HOLLINGWORTH / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN / THE EUROPEAN WAR / 1914-1918. / ‘AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN / AND IN THE MORNING / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM'. The panels to either side each bear the surnames and initials of 20 men who died in the First World War (40 in all). The right-hand side panel has the dates 1939-1945 and the surnames and initials of 10 military casualties, with an inscription below: CIVILIANS KILLED BY / ENEMY ACTION, with the names of two females and a male of the Pickering family; the adjacent panel to the right-hand side has a single name. The rear panel has the inscription: ERECTED BY / PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / 1925. The left-hand side panel has the inscription: IN PROUD MEMORY / OF / THE MEN AND WOMEN OF / THE VILLAGE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT / THE CALL OF / THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE YEARS SINCE / 1945 / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. The adjacent panel to the left-hand side has the inscription IRAQ and a single name. The pedestal stands on three shallow, octagonal, chamfered steps. The s

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.