Stechford War Memorial

The Stechford War Memorial, dating from around 1920, is made of granite and features inset lead lettering. It is located at the center of the junction of Yardley Fields Road, Albert Road, Stuarts Road, Richmond Road, and Lyttleton Road. The memorial has a square plinth and base with chamfered corners, and the shaft and arms of the cross are also chamfered. The cross arms are splayed at the ends, and the shaft is slightly tapered with cyma moulding on its lower body. The north face of the memorial displays a carved sword in high relief.

The base is stepped at both the top and bottom, with an inscription on the north face that reads: ‘ERECTED / BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / TO THE / IMMORTAL MEMORY / OF THE / MEN OF STETCHFORD / WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918’. Additionally, the lower step of the plinth bears the inscription: ‘THEY NOBLY RESPONDED TO THE CALL OF DUTY / AND DIED THAT BRITAIN MIGHT HONOUR HER / PLEDGED WORD TO PROTECT THE WEAK AND / DEFENCELESS AGAINST AGGRESSION AND THAT GOOD FAITH, TRUTH AND JUSTICE / SHOULD PREVAIL AMONG THE NATIONS’. The plinth is supported by two steps below this inscription.