Pelsall Memorial Cross

The Pelsall Memorial Cross is a tall stone memorial situated at the northern end of Pelsall Common. At the top, there is a granite cross with a square wheel-head that rises from a slender octagonal shaft, which is supported by an octagonal plinth. This plinth stands on a four-stepped, octagonal base. Bronze plaques on each of the four sides of the plinth display inscriptions and names from the First World War.

The main dedicatory inscription reads: "1914-1919/ REMEMBER WITH/ THANKSGIVING/ THE TRUE & FAITHFUL MEN/ WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR/ WENT FORTH FROM THIS/ PLACE/ FOR GOD AND THE RIGHT/ THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO/ RETURNED NOT AGAIN ARE/ HERE INSCRIBED TO BE/ HONOURED FOR EVERMORE/ FOR I SENT YOU OUT WITH/ MOURNING & WEEPING BUT GOD/ WILL GIVE YOU TO ME AGAIN/ WITH JOY & GLADNESS FOR/ EVER."

The names of servicemen who died during the First World War are listed on three plaques. A fifth bronze plaque, which records 18 men and one woman who died during the Second World War, is set into the ground near the memorial cross and reads "1939 – 1945 (19 NAMES)." Additionally, there are three stone tablets that record a further 60 names.