Gisburn is situated on the A59 from Preston and heads towards Skipton. Gisburn is a market town, you will see the cattle pens as you enter the village.
The memorial is situated at the corner on a slight hill overlooking the crossroads. Should you turn right from Preston you will find a cattle trough too. However the memorial is made of Aberdeen granite, crafted by J Lees and sons. It was unveiled by Lord Ribblesdale on the 16th of April 1921.
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| The memorial on a slight hill from the Nelson road. The cottages in the background are on the A59. Behind the cross is a playing field. |
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| The path upto the memorial. This comes from the corner. Although it looks flat in the photograph it is quite a steep climb. |
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| IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAT THIS THAT A MEN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS 1939-1945 WALTER B/ SMITH. ARTHUR BROWN. |
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| RICHARD NUTTER GEORGE PROCTOR JOHN ROBINSON JOHN WEYMES. |
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| HARRY ELLIS JOHN E.T. CORNALL CHARLES A.LISTER RICHARD LOFTHOUSE ANTONY LOFTHOUSE |
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| View from the rear of the memorial A hay wagon thunders past on the Preston road. (A59) |
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| From the rear again, the road to the right goes to Nelson where the troughs are. Between the houses is the main road and the village proper. |
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| This rock is close by. there are quite a few trees! Everything here is nicely tended and looked after. |
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