Little Chester War Memorial

The Little Chester War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled and dedicated in 1920, with two Second World War memorial tablets added beside it in 1947. It was relocated in the late 20th century.

Constructed from granite, the First World War memorial has a rectangular shape and faces northeast. It features a two-step base supporting a tall obelisk that tapers in rectangular section to a moulded top. Atop the obelisk is a plain Latin cross, which has the christogram 'IHS' inscribed in its center. The names of 75 men who died in the war are inscribed on the northeast face of the obelisk, organized by service, rank, and surname. The base bears a dedicatory inscription that reads: 'ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS / IN LOVING AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY, AND HIGH APPRECIATION / OF THE ABOVE; WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT EUROPEAN WAR / 1914-1920. / ON THAT HAPPY EASTER MORNING / ALL THE GRAVES THEIR DEAD RESTORE, / FATHER, MOTHER, CHILD, AND BRETHREN / MEET ONCE MORE.’

The memorial is situated in front of a late 20th-century coursed rubble stone wall, which contains the two Second World War memorial tablets. The left tablet has a dedicatory inscription stating: ‘KEEP IN REMEMBRANCE / THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH RECORDED HERE / THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT / JUSTICE, FREEDOM, LOVE AND MERCY / SHOULD SURVIVE.’ The right tablet lists the names of 26 men who died during the years 1939-1945. While the tablets are included in the listing, the wall itself is considered architecturally modest and is not listed.