Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Barnsley
- Town
- Blacker Hill
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
Date: 9th November 2013
Attended by:
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28038
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Current location
SMALL PARK
Barnsley Rd
Blacker Hill
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S74 0FL
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 36914 02003
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- TWO-STEPPED SQUARE BASE SURMOUNTED BY A SMALL OBELISK. INCISED INSCRIPTION ON ONE SIDE OF THE OBELISK. WHOLE STANDS ON A SMALL PAVED AREA WITH PATH LEADING TO IT ON TWO SIDES
- Inscription
- IN/ MEMORY/ OF/ THE FALLEN/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Armer, G
Armitage, C
Booth, J
Bromwich, W E
Butcher, J A
Carrington, E T
Clark, T
Davies, J
Draisey, L T
Fellows, B
See details for all 24 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 16
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: 16
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank
Order of information: rank
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: height C 1750MM
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 2006: Advised in poor condition. The names are now very difficult to read. SOME CHIPPING OF THE OBELISK 2013 New Plaque fitted covering old inscription
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- BARNSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
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