19: War Memorial

The War Memorial was built on land donated by Mrs H L Cautley, and unveiled on 24 July 1921 by Major H L Cautley OBE. The memorial commemorates 143 local servicemen who fell in the First World War, 43 men who fell in the Second World War, and 3 civilians killed during the Second World War by enemy action. The sandstone memorial is in the form of a stone obelisk on a tall, elaborate pedestal, with scrolled acanthus leaf console brackets. Each face is a segmental arch,
beneath which is an inscription panel. The base of the obelisk has a wreath to each face and the front face has a Latin cross carved in relief. At the corners are low inscription stones carrying the names of the dead of the Second World War.

In 2015, the nationally-produced VC slab for Company Sergeant Major Harry Daniels, Rifle Brigade, was incorporated into the paving at the foot of the monument.

WALK>> with Vicar Street behind you, turn left onto Town Green.