Arden Family War Memorial

The Arden Family War Memorial is a sandstone structure of unknown date. It features a Calvary cross on a chamfered shaft, which sits atop a moulded plinth resting on a two-stepped base.

On the east face of the plinth, there is a stone tablet that includes a metal roundel displaying a coat of arms. Below this is an incised inscription that reads: "IN THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE AND GLORIOUS DEATH OF HUMPHREY WARWICK ARDEN BA CANTAB FO, ORCA KILLED AT MESSINES JUNE 6 1917 AGED 25 LAID TO REST AT BAILLEUL FRANCE SED MILES SED PRO PATRIA RIP."

The south face of the plinth features another stone tablet that states: "BELOW LIE THE ASHES OF WILLIAM HENRY PERCIVAL ARDEN PRIEST (YOUNGEST SON OF GEORGE PINKARD ARDEN OF LONGCROFT HALL) WHO DIED 23 FEBRUARY 1956 AGED 93 ALSO THE ASHES OF HIS WIFE EMILY BEATRICE (YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF THE REV JD LOWE SOMETIME RECTOR OF YOXALL) WHO DIED 23 MARCH 1956 AGED 88 THEY ERECTED THIS CALVARY IN MEMORY OF THEIR ONLY SURVIVING CHILD HUMPHREY WARWICK ARDEN."

On the west face of the plinth, there is a tablet with a metal roundel and an incised inscription that reads: "SON AND ONLY SURVIVING CHILD OF THE REV WILLIAM HENRY PERCIVAL ARDEN AND EMILY BEATRICE HIS WIFE GRANDSON OF GP ARDEN ESQ OF LONGCROFT HALL AND OF THE REV JB LOWE DD SOMETIME RECTOR OF THIS PARISH."