Astley War Memorial

The Astley War Memorial is a First World War memorial cross, built in 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. It is made of Hollington stone and features bronze plaques. The memorial stands on a square base located on a triangular patch of grass at the junction of the B4196 and School Lane.

The structure consists of a Latin cross atop a tapering square shaft, which is mounted on a square plinth with a three-stepped base. The face of the cross displays a relief-moulded Sword of Sacrifice. Each side of the square plinth is adorned with a bronze plaque.

The main inscription on the east side of the plinth reads: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN GRATEFUL / REMEMBRANCE OF / THE MEN OF ASTLEY / WHO LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES FOR US / IN THE GREAT WAR’. The north and south faces list the names of 11 fallen soldiers, while the west side includes a dedication to the five men who lost their lives in the Second World War.