Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph
Darfield Cenotaph

Image credit: Steve Parrish / Art UK

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The work features a two-stepped base surmounted by tapering plinth and cenotaph. There is an inscription on the sides of the obelisk and plinth. The First World War names are on tablets inset into the cenotaph in gilt lettering. It has a wreath on each face, and a sword on the north and south side.
Title

Darfield Cenotaph

Medium

stone

Measurements

H 488 x W 152 x D 152 cm (E)

Accession number

S73_SP_S257

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Barnsley Council

Custodian

Barnsley Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

side 1: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN / ABIDING REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / A TOKEN OF THANKSGIVING FOR / PRESERVATION DURING THE WAR AND A / SYMBOL OF HOPE FOR THE NEW WORLD / WHEREIN WAR SHALL BE NO MORE. / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS"; side 2 and side 4: (NAMES); side 3: TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO / PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE. / 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) / LEST WE FORGET

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Located at

Church Street, South Yorkshire

S73 9LG

Located in the garden area next to Darfield Library.