Wharton War Memorial

The Wharton War Memorial is located in the churchyard of Christ Church, to the north-west of the church. It stands approximately 5 meters tall and is made of Darley stone and timber, designed in the form of a hooded Calvary. The wooden crucifixion scene rises from the moulded foot of the cross head, which is supported by a slender octagonal shaft. Each side of the wooden shaft features a very narrow blind Gothic arch. The moulded foot of the cross shaft rests on a low stone octagonal pedestal, which is elevated on a large stone octagonal plinth that stands on a three-stepped base.

On the front face of the pedestal, the inscription reads "GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS." Below, on the plinth, the main dedicatory inscription states, "NEARLY 500 MEN/ FROM THE PARISH OF WHARTON/ SERVED KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-19./ OF THESE/ 78 LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR US,/ WHO, WITH LOVE AND REVERENCE/ ERECT THIS CROSS/ TO THEIR GLORIOUS MEMORY." The names of those commemorated are listed on the other face of the plinth.