Gritstone obelisk mounted on two tier tapering plinth with slate, brick and concrete base. Wreath in relief on 9 O' clock face of plinth. Inscription on bronze plaque fastened to front of plinth. Approx 3.5M in height.
Set away from graves near entrance of churchyard overlooking road. (1)
First World War memorial, unveiled on 2 October 1920 in a ceremony attended by Major Jarvis of
Doddington Hall and serving service personnel. The shaft and base of the memorial cross were originally part of the ancient village cross dismantled by Cromwell's Roundheads. The base bears the names of 81 men who enlisted and survived and 19 who died. Of stone, it is in the form of a square tapering obelisk mounted on a two-tiered rectangular tapering plinth and rectangular base. Two of the faces of the plinth bear a wreath in relief, and anoth-er has a metal plaque with raised lettering with the following inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / (9 NAMES) / WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-18 / THIS MONU-MENT IS ERECTED / BY THE PARISHIONERS OF / HARBY WITH SWINETHORPE. (2)

<1> Taylor W, 2012, War Memorials survey (Unknown). SNT2596.

<2> DOE, Listed Building Description (Published document). SNT228.