Obelisk War Memorial, Hoyland, Barnsley, UK
Posted by: wireworm
N 53° 30.045 W 001° 26.896
30U E 602924 N 5929097
WW1 memorial with WW2 additions.
Waymark Code: WMT0NV
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/04/2016
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The war memorial had extensive work carried out for the 2014 centenary of the first world war. The low stone walls around the raised gardens were removed and the gardens laid level.Two flag poles erected. Stone plaque addition to WW2 was replaced with rectangular panels fitted to the memorial on four sides of the plinth.
Peter Marsden has published a comprehensive history of the fallen etc. web site-
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visit link)
Memorial is visible at night from the roadside lamps.