Whitgift War Memorial

The Whitgift War Memorial is a tall stone structure located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, which is a Grade I-listed building, situated near the church tower. The memorial features a Latin cross with decorative mouldings at the ends of the cross arms and a moulded foot, all rising from a tapering octagonal shaft. The moulded foot of the shaft is set on an octagonal plinth, which in turn rests on a two-stepped base that is placed on a shallow, square step.

On the north face of the plinth, the main dedication reads: "REMEMBER THE BRAVE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919." The names of those who died in the First World War are listed by year on the plinth faces to either side. A later inscription on the south face of the plinth states: "THESE ALSO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1939 – 1945," followed by the names of those who died during or as a result of the Second World War.

An inscription encircling the upper step of the base reads: "ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD, AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM." All inscriptions are incised and painted black. The name of the monumental mason's firm is carved into the front face of the lower step of the base.