Old Leake War Memorial

The war memorial stands immediately to the south-east of the Church of St Mary (Grade I). It is a 4.6m high Calvary Cross built in Clipsham stone, with a two-stepped octagonal base from which rises a four-sided pedestal. The cross-shaft is octagonal in section but with a square foot. The top of the cross, rising from a simple moulded collar, is a hooded crucifix with the figure of Christ carved on the eastern face of the memorial.

The pedestal is inscribed on all sides with an upper dedicatory line carved in relief and the commemorated names below in incised lettering. On the eastern face the inscription reads PRO PATRIA. On the southern face the inscription is R.I.P. On the western face the inscription is MEMORIAM, with on the northern face 1914-1918.

The north-facing riser of the upper step of the base is inscribed 1939 – 1945, with the Second World War names inscribed on the remaining faces.