Aylestone War Memorial

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.