Alsagers Bank War Memorial

The Alsagers Bank War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1924, with a later addition for the Second World War. It is located within a square enclosure on the edge of St John’s churchyard, set into the slope.

The memorial is made from Hollington stone and features an obelisk atop a tapered, square pedestal. This pedestal rises from a moulded base and is supported by four steps and a concrete platform. Above the pedestal, there is a deep, projecting cornice with egg and dart moulding. The squat, tapered shaft above the cornice has relief carvings of a laurel wreath and two rosettes on each face, culminating in a pyramidal cap. The south-west face of the shaft bears an inscription in black lettering that reads: 1914–1918/ FOR OUR/ GLORIOUS DEAD. The cornice below this inscription is marked with: 1939-1945, and a panel on the pedestal states: FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH/ (NAMES). The side returns of the memorial list the names of those who fell in the First World War, and the cornices are inscribed: 1914-1918. The rear face of the pedestal has the inscription: THEY DIED THAT/ WE MIGHT LIVE, with the cornice also inscribed: 1914-1918.

Surrounding the war memorial are stone balustrade posts, one of which is inscribed with the stonemasons’ surname, connected by chains.