Edwardstone War Memorial

The Edwardstone War Memorial is a First World War memorial that was unveiled in 1920, with additions made after the Second World War.

Constructed from finely carved stone, the memorial has an octagonal shape and stands on a small triangular green to the east of the church of Edwardstone, at the north end of Sherbourne Street. It is approximately 2.5 meters tall and features a calvary cross that depicts Christ’s crucifixion beneath a stone gable adorned with carved rosettes. The cross has an octagonal footed shaft with a scroll above the figure of Christ bearing the letters ‘INRI’. At Christ's feet is a shield containing the Christogram ‘IHS’. The cross is set on a three-stepped octagonal plinth with a paved surround and is enclosed by a hooped iron fence.

The main inscription is incised at the base of the cross shaft and on the north-west, west, and south-west faces of the plinth. The inscriptions read: on the cross shaft, "IM/ OF/"; on the top step, "EDWARDSTONE/ MEN WHO DIED/ FOR ENGLAND/ 1914 – 1919/ THEY LOVED/ NOT THEIR LIFE EVEN/ UNTO DEATH/"; on the middle step, "(14 NAMES)"; and on the bottom step, "ALL THANKS TO HIM/ WHO ON THE CROSS ON HIGH/ DIDST TEACH HIS BRETHREN AND INSPIRE/ TO SUFFER AND TO DIE/."

An additional inscription for the Second World War, "1939 – 1945," is carved on the north face of the upper step, with the names of two individuals who lost their lives during that conflict listed on the north face of the second step.