Hopwas War Memorial

The Hopwas War Memorial is a First World War memorial made by Mitchell and Sons of Tamworth, unveiled on 12 October 1919. It was later altered to include names from the Second World War around 1947.

Constructed from Peterhead granite, the memorial features a Celtic cross with a tapering shaft that stands 12 feet (about 4 meters) high. The cross has a shallow foot set on a tapering plinth, which is supported by a three-stepped base. The head of the cross is intricately carved with interlacing patterns. The tapered sides of the plinth display carved laurel wreaths on consoles.

The inscriptions on the memorial are incised and highlighted in black lettering. The shaft bears the inscription in an elaborate Gothic font: "THEIR / NAME / LIVETH FOR / EVERMORE." The foot of the cross is inscribed with "TO THE GLORY OF GOD." The plinth lists the names and ranks of 22 individuals who died, along with the months they lost their lives, beneath the inscription: "AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF HOPWAS / COTON AND ALDERS, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WAR FOR HONOUR AND FREEDOM." The first step of the base commemorates six men who fell in the Second World War, with the inscription: "ALSO IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR / 1939-1945."