North Cotes War Memorial

A First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920.

North Cotes War Memorial is located on the green opposite the Church of St Nicholas (Grade II* listed) on a triangular patch of grass in the middle of the junction of Fleetway and Sea Lane.

The memorial stands on a small square concreted area set within the wider grassed area. It is topped with a 7.5ft (2m)-high polished grey-granite obelisk rising from a collared pedestal on a three-stepped base. On the east face of the pedestal an inscription reads DEDICATED TO THE SACRED/ MEMORY OF THESE FEW MEN/ OF THE MANY THOUSANDS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FREELY IN A GREAT CAUSE/ (3 NAMES)/ THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS/ WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD;/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM,/ NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN./ (1 NAME). One further name is recorded on the top step of the base below. On the north and south faces of the pedestal, a total of 22 names of those who fought and returned are recorded under the heading ROLL OF HONOUR.