Pickwell War Memorial

The Pickwell War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled and dedicated in 1925, with additions for the Second World War. It is made of rock-faced Aberdeen granite, with a base of Mountsorrel granite.

The memorial features a Celtic cross and is located on a triangular-shaped traffic island at the western end of Main Street, where it meets Somerby Road and Leesthorpe Road. It consists of a three-step base that supports a rough-hewn shallow pedestal, a trapezoidal plinth, and a tall shaft that tapers in rectangular section to a Celtic wheel-head cross. Both the east and west faces of the shaft display a relief of a Sword of Sacrifice. The west face of the plinth is inscribed with the First World War dedication, which reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918. / [NAMES]." The east face bears the name of a Second World War casualty, inscribed as follows: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF / COL. L.P.G. KELLY, M.C., / (OF LEESTHORPE HALL) / WHO GAVE HIS LIFE IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945."

The memorial is enclosed on all four sides by low plinth walling with square corner bosses, made of Mountsorrel granite. Originally, it supported iron railings, which have since been removed.