Branston village war memorial

The Branston village war memorial is a First World War memorial, built around 1920 and altered after the Second World War. It is made of sandstone and features a Latin cross with a slim carved cross within a recess on its front face, accompanied by a foliate relief carving below. The memorial stands on a moulded foot, rising from a square plinth with a moulded top and base, and is set on a two-stepped polygonal platform.

In front of the memorial, there is a later block integrated into the steps, which has a cross carved into its top face. The inscriptions are displayed on relief panels. The front of the plinth is inscribed with the words: "IN MEMORY OF BRANSTONE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 THEY REST IN PEACE." The other faces of the plinth list the names of the men who lost their lives in the First World War.

The later block at the base of the memorial reads: "AND IN MEMORY OF BRANSTONE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945." The names of those who fell in that conflict are inscribed on the two sides of this block.