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Hyde War Memorial Obelisk on Werneth Low

A Grade II Listed Building in Hyde Werneth, Tameside

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Latitude: 53.4383 / 53°26'17"N

Longitude: -2.0551 / 2°3'18"W

OS Eastings: 396436

OS Northings: 393504

OS Grid: SJ964935

Mapcode National: GBR GX2P.W5

Mapcode Global: WHB9R.DVM0

Plus Code: 9C5VCWQV+8X

Entry Name: Hyde War Memorial Obelisk on Werneth Low

Listing Date: 6 February 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1068049

English Heritage Legacy ID: 212495

ID on this website: 101068049

Location: Werneth Low Country Park, Backbower, Tameside, Greater Manchester, SK14

County: Tameside

Electoral Ward/Division: Hyde Werneth

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Hyde (Tameside)

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester

Church of England Parish: Gee Cross Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22/01/2019.

SJ 99 SE
7/37
SJ 96359350


HYDE
HIGHAM LANE
WERNETH LOW COUNTRY PARK
Hyde War Memorial Obelisk on Werneth Low.

(Formerly listed as War Memorial Obelisk on Hackingknife Hill, WERNETH LOW COUNTRY PARK, HYDE, previously listed as War Memorial)

II
War Memorial dedicated 25th June 1921. Granite with iron railings. Obelisk. Banded rustication and inscription on base which reads "They willingly left the unachieved purpose of their lives in order that all life should not be wrenched from its purpose". Plaque to rear commemorates the 1939-45 war. Bronze coat of arms. Plain railings with corner wreaths. The memorial is set on a hill overlooking Hyde.

Listing NGR: SJ9643693504


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 30 January 2017.

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