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A statue of infantryman with rifle and fixed bayonet looking to his left supported by a tree stump. The soldier's rifle looks realistic, appearing to be made of wood with metal working parts. The sculpture is mounted on a plain square plan Doric column which stands on a plinth. On the front of the plinth is a wreath and anchor in relief. The memorial stands on a three-stepped base, and the whole is located within a square enclosure fitted with a surrounding kerb and four corner vases.

Title

War Memorial

Date

1919

Medium

ashlar York stone

Measurements

H (?) x W 350 x D (?) cm

Accession number

DN7_SP_S020

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Stainforth Town Council

Custodian

Stainforth Town Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

29/09/87

Access

time restrictions apply

Access note

Cemetery opening times.

Signature/marks description

second step of base on left side of monument: TYAS & GUEST, / SCULPTORS, / SWINTON.

Inscription description

top of pedestal, front face: 1914 / THE / GREAT / WAR / 1918; lower down on front face of pedestal: TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF; front face of top step of base: "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER MORE"; on top step of base on left face: "LEST WE FORGET"; at top of pedestal on back face: 1939 / THE / SECOND / WORLD / WAR / 1945; below on back face of pedestal: IN MEMORY OF / THE RESIDENTS / OF STAINFORTH / WHO GAVE THEIR /L IVES FOR THEIR / COUNTRY

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