Wistow War Memorial

The Wistow War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. It is made of granite and is situated in the southern part of All Saints churchyard, overlooking Church Hill. The memorial is enclosed within a rectangular area defined by chamfered granite kerb stones, measuring 1.5 meters long and 0.8 meters wide, which is filled with gravel.

The memorial features a Celtic style wheel-head cross made of grey granite, which has a tapering shaft that sits atop a tapering plinth. This plinth is placed on a two-stepped rectangular base made of stone and concrete. The entire memorial stands approximately 3.3 meters tall. The southern faces of the shaft and base are smooth, while the other faces are rough-hewn.

On the southern face of the shaft, plinth, and base, there is leaded lettering that provides the dedication and names of the fallen. The main inscription on the shaft reads: "TO THE/ HONOUR OF/ THE MEN/ FROM WISTOW/ WHO FOUGHT/ FOR GOD, KING/ AND COUNTRY/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE NAMED/ BELOW, WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR US IN THE/ GREAT WARS." The southern side of the plinth lists eighteen names of the men who died during the First World War, arranged by year, along with abbreviations for their respective regiments.

Additionally, the base features leaded lettering that states, “THE MEMORY OF THEIR SACRIFICE IS DEAR TO US” followed by the years “1939 – 1945” and the names of nine individuals who fell in the Second World War, listed in alphabetical order.