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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Barnsley
- Town
- Hoyland
- County
- South Yorkshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MESSRS TYAS AND GUEST (Sculptor)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 13th April 1925
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 13th April 1925
Attended by: Bishop of Sheffield - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 28078
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Current location
Junction of Kirk Balk and West Street
Kirk Balk
Hoyland
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S74 9HU
England
OS Grid Ref: SE 36697 00590
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Three-stepped base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on the sides of the plinth and on the front face of the base of the obelisk. Ornate scrolled buttresses at each corner of the obelisk. There is an additional tablet for WW2 names placed at the foot of the obelisk while the whole stands on a raised area with two steps leading up to it.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face: OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE FALLEN/ (Names) 3, 9, and 12 o'clock face: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adams, T
Alpin, J
Andrew, I
Andrew, W
Andrews, E
Ashmore, H
Ayrton, T
Bagnall, G
Bagnall, L
Bagnall, L P
See details for all 232 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 233
Served and returned: 0
Died: 233
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, decorations.
Order of information: Surname. - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 66
Served and returned: 0
Died: 66
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname.
Order of information: Surname.
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: depth c6000mm, height c4000mm, width c6000mm
Materials: Granite
- 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
- Hoyland War Memorial
- WMO ID: 154569
- Condition: Poor [last updated on 23-01-2015]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: £650
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
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