St Paul's Walden War Memorial

War memorial, unveiled c1920, dedicated to the men of the parish who fell in the First and Second World Wars.

The stone war memorial takes the form of a Celtic cross adorned with a long cross in low relief on its front elevation, standing on a base, plinth and two-stepped platform. The memorial is inscribed on its front (south-west) elevation only, and the base of the cross reads: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN EVER BLESSED AND GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THOSE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR.’ The plinth is inscribed with the dates of the First World War (1914-18), and the names of 23 of the fallen in two columns. A stone plaque was added to the platform following the Second World War (1939-45), bearing the dates of the conflict, the names of 10 of the fallen, and the inscription ‘THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE’.

The memorial is bounded by 8 stone posts linked by metal chains, and surrounded by late-C20 paving. It is approached from the south-west from the junction of Hitchin Road (B651) and Whitwell High Street by 4 paved steps.