Leighton Buzzard War Memorial, including a pair of stone benches

A First World War memorial, with names added after the Second World War, and one name added after the Korean War.

MATERIALS: granite.

PLAN: the memorial lies at the top of Church Square, and is just outside the gate to the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (listed at Grade I) positioned approximately 50m north-east of the church entrance. It is sited within a rectangular paved area, originally enclosed by railings, but now enclosed on three sides by a coped brick wall (not included in the listing). On either side, facing the memorial, sit a pair of stone benches which are contemporary with the memorial.

EXTERIOR: a rough-hewn granite monolith set on a square, two-stepped base. A cross is inscribed on the upper section to the front face of the monolith. There are smooth panels near the base of the monolith on all sides for the inscription and names, and the upper step is also inscribed. The inscription reads: THIS/ MONOLITH/ IS ERECTED/ IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE/ LEIGHTON BUZZARD/ MEN/ WHO FELL IN DEFENCE OF/ THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names).