Birch-in-Hopwood War Memorial

The Birch-in-Hopwood War Memorial is a stone-built Celtic cross that was erected in the early 1920s to commemorate those who served in the First World War, with later additions for the Second World War, and was re-erected around 1970.

The memorial features a cross that rises from a canted pedestal, which is set on a stepped plinth and podium. The cross is carved with the Christian monogram IHS and does not have lower wheel quadrants. The front face of the pedestal includes a dedication that reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR. / 1914 – 1918," and lists 19 of the 29 names of the Fallen. The remaining names are carved into the front face of the top step of the plinth. The rear face of the pedestal is dedicated to those who died in the Second World War, 1939 - 1945, and records the names of seven individuals. Both steps of the plinth have chamfered upper surfaces.