Syston War Memorial Clock Tower

The Syston War Memorial Clock Tower, designed by Fogg, Son and Holt of Liverpool and sculpted by Edward Owen Griffith, features a clock made by Gent and Co. of Leicester. It was unveiled on 17 December 1921, with the Duke of Rutland in attendance and dedicated by Rev T R Avery.

Constructed from Storeton sandstone, the tower is set on a stepped base of Yorkshire stone, with low square-plan piers at each corner. The hammer-dressed stone plinth contrasts with the slightly tapering tower made of dressed stone. The tower exhibits neoclassical style through its proportions and decorative details, including chamfered rustication at the quoins, dentiled decoration, and fret work beneath the broad overhanging cornice. Above the cornice, the tower narrows and features a clock face on two sides, topped with a carved lion. Beneath the cornice, bronze plaques on each side list the names of those who lost their lives in the First World War and the Second World War, accompanied by carved laurel wreaths above each plaque and decorative lamps on brackets by Art Metal Works of Leicester on two sides. The entire structure is enclosed by modern iron railings.

The main dedicatory inscription reads: "TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF THOSE FROM THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18 AND THE WORLD WAR 1939-45." The names of 82 men who died in the First World War and 45 who perished during the Second World War are listed in alphabetical order.