Little Brickhill War Memorial

The Little Brickhill War Memorial is a stone structure located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, which is also listed at Grade II*. Positioned outside the church's west tower, the memorial takes the form of a lantern cross. It features a single-stepped octagonal base topped with an octagonal plinth that has a drumhead, reminiscent of Sir Reginald Blomfield’s Cross of Sacrifice. Atop the base is a small square pedestal that supports the cross shaft. The lantern head is a rectangular stone block with a convex top.

The front face of the lantern displays a bronze plaque depicting the Calvary in low relief, featuring figures of Mary and Thomas on either side of the crucified Christ. A bronze plaque on the front (west) face of the pedestal lists the names of ten individuals who served in the First World War, along with the years 1914 – 1918. A similar plaque on the south face of the pedestal commemorates three individuals from the Second World War, with their names listed alongside the year of death.

A dedicatory inscription carved on the drumhead of the base is largely illegible as of 2018, but it includes the words "LOVING ARMS EMBRACE ALIKE/ UPON THE CROSS THE LIVING AND/ OUTSPREAD [...]". It is believed that the original inscription may have read, "Loving arms upon the cross outspread embrace alike the living and the dead." The names of those who served in the First World War are incised around the upper part of the main section of the base.