Marston War Memorial

The Marston War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920 by A & S Senior Monumental Masons of Northwich. It is made of sandstone and has a square plan. The freestanding memorial is located in the churchyard south of Marston Church Hall. It features a Celtic cross adorned with a stone sword of sacrifice, resting on a chamfered base that is incised with a heraldic shield depicting a bend sinister, a dexter plant, and two ivy leaves, along with the words "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN MEMORY OF" on the front face.

The memorial is set on a large tapered and chamfered rectangular plinth that lists the names of 27 Marston servicemen who lost their lives in the First World War on the front face, and ten servicemen who died in the Second World War on the left side. This tapered plinth rises from two square chamfered plinths, with the upper one inscribed with "WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918" on the front and "WHO FELL IN 1939 – 1945" on the left side. The entire structure stands 3.8 meters high and is raised on a single-stepped flagged base. It is surrounded by eight bollards connected by a chain, with the front left corner bollard bearing the mason's signature "SENIOR / NORTHWICH."