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    Memorial

    Grenoside

    Cross (1)

    Source: Copyright Andrew Tatham

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    Current Location

    Junction of Penistone Road and Norfolk Hill, Grenoside War Memorial, Penistone Road, Grenoside, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S35 8QA, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SK 33600 94183

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    27520
    Description
    Tall rough hewn Celtic style wheel cross on tapering plinth and three stepped base. WW2 names on separate tablet mounted on the base. Pinned-lead lettering and numerals form the inscription and names.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock (front) plinth face: TO THE GLORY OF GOD, / AND IN GRATEFUL AND LOVING / REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF / GRENOSIDE WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918. / "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS ---" / (12 NAMES) // 9 o'clock plinth face: (13 NAMES) // 3 o'clock plinth face: (14 NAMES) // 6 o'clock base step tablet: ALSO / WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / (15 NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    39
    Died
    39
    Information shown
    Forename, initials, surname
    Order of names
    Listed alphabetically by surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    15
    Died
    15
    Information shown
    Forename, initials, surname
    Order of names
    Listed alphabetically by surname with exceptions
    Maker(s)
    • Messrs Frank Watts Ltd, Designer

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    2 December 1922

    Colonel W Mackenzie Smith

    Dedicated

    2 December 1922

    Bishop of Sheffield

    Components

    Unknown

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463648

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a simple yet poignant memorial in the form of a rough hewn Cornish granite wheel-head cross designed by Messrs Frank Watts Ltd of London.

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1463648

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a simple yet poignant memorial in the form of a rough hewn Cornish granite wheel-head cross designed by Messrs Frank Watts Ltd of London.

    • "Grenoside War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1463648. Accessed 1 August 2024.