Upton and District War Memorial Cross

The Upton and District War Memorial Cross is located in a small garden at the junction of Wealstone Lane and Heath Road. Made of Darley Vale stone, the memorial features a tall wheel-head cross on a square pedestal, which in turn stands on a three-stepped square base. The plain, tapering cross-shaft supports a wheel-head cross adorned with Celtic knot work carved in low relief. The memorial is set on a raised paved area, accessible by two steps at the front.

The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the pedestal reads: "THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 19. IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN CONNECTED WITH UPTON AND DISTRICT WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR KING AND COUNTRY. THIS CROSS IS ERECTED BY THEIR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. 'THEIR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND THEY LOVED'." The names of the fallen are listed on the eastern face of the plinth.

After the Second World War, a square stone block was added to the front of the memorial, spanning two of the steps, to include a later dedication that states: "THESE MEN GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945" followed by nine names.