▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁ob el isk , ▁which ▁cost ▁just ▁over ▁£ 5 , 5 0 0 ▁( 1 9 2 1 ). ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁South end ▁War ▁Memorial ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁tap ering ▁Port land ▁stone ▁ob el isk ▁rising ▁to ▁approximately ▁ ▁tall . ▁It ▁s its ▁on ▁a ▁square ▁base ▁with ▁a ▁m ould ed ▁cor nice ▁above ▁a ▁rect angular ▁ped est al ▁of ▁six ▁une qual - s ized ▁stones . ▁The ▁very ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁mem orial ▁pro tr udes ▁from ▁the ▁screen ▁walls , ▁which ▁surr ound ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁ob el isk ▁on ▁three ▁sides ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁re cess . ▁The ▁fourth ▁side , ▁the ▁front ▁( n orth - f acing ), ▁is ▁approached ▁by ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁six ▁low , ▁broad ▁stone ▁steps ▁which ▁terminate ▁a ▁platform , ▁and ▁then ▁two ▁further ▁steps ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁ob el isk . ▁Either ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁steps , ▁the ▁very ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁wall ▁contains ▁car ved ▁bases ▁and ▁bronze ▁supports ▁for ▁flags . ▁The ▁only ▁relief ▁on ▁the ▁ob el isk ▁is ▁a ▁la ure l ▁w re ath ▁towards ▁the ▁base , ▁in ▁alignment ▁with ▁the ▁to ps ▁of ▁the ▁painted ▁stone ▁flags ▁on ▁either ▁side . ▁The ▁flags ▁rise ▁from ▁the ▁ped est al , ▁fl ank ing ▁the ▁la ure l ▁w re ath ; ▁the ▁Union ▁Flag ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁while ▁the ▁White ▁En sign ▁( flow n ▁by ▁the