Aylestone War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details War Memorial in the churchyard of St Andrew's, unveiled in 1921, and designed by Joseph Herbert Morcom in Ancaster limestone. It stands on a circular paved area with a moulded-curb, overlooking the junction between Old Church Street and Middleton Street. Its elevated position is approached by a series of three steps. The tall memorial cross comprises a three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by a chamfered pedestal, a chamfered square shaft and a crowned wheel-cross. Immediately beneath the head of the cross carved swords embellish each of the shaft’s chamfers and bronze wreaths on each side embellish the foot of the shaft. The inscriptions are carved in relief on slate tablets on each side of the pedestal. The principal dedicatory inscription in slate on the front face of the plinth reads IN HONOUR OF/ THE MEN OF/ AYLESTONE/ WHO DIED IN THE/ WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ 1939 - 1945/ "RESOLVE THAT THESE DEAD/ SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN". The names of the 46 who lost their lives during World War I are inscribed in slate tablets around the other three sides of the plinth. The names of the 32 men who lost their lives during World War II are inscribed on a slate panel let into the second step.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.