Aylestone War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 April 2016. War memorial.
Aylestone War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- first-gargoyle-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester West MP: Liz Kendall (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 April 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- SK 571 009
- Coordinates
- 52.60374, -1.1574
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Aylestone War Memorial, located in the churchyard of St Andrew's, was unveiled in 1921 and designed by Joseph Herbert Morcom using Ancaster limestone. It is situated on a circular paved area with a moulded curb, overlooking the junction of Old Church Street and Middleton Street, and is accessed by three steps.
The memorial features a tall cross that stands on a three-stepped octagonal base, topped with a chamfered pedestal and a chamfered square shaft, culminating in a crowned wheel-cross. Carved swords adorn each of the shaft's chamfers just below the cross's head, while bronze wreaths embellish the foot of the shaft. Inscriptions are carved in relief on slate tablets on each side of the pedestal.
The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth reads: "IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF AYLESTONE WHO DIED IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919 1939 - 1945 'RESOLVE THAT THESE DEAD SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN'." The names of 46 individuals who lost their lives during World War I are inscribed on slate tablets around the other three sides of the plinth. Additionally, the names of 32 men who died during World War II are inscribed on a slate panel set into the second step.
Local climate
Aylestone War Memorial receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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