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    Memorial

    Aylestone - Cross

    Aylestone - Cross

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    Current Location

    Adjacent to Churchyard entrance gate,, St. Andrew's Churchyard, Old Church Street, Aylestone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 8ND, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SK 57163 00997

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    37778
    Description
    Three-stepped octagonal base surmounted by a chamfer-edged square sectioned plinth, chamfer-edged square sectioned tapering shaft & crowned wheel-like cross. Incised inscription on slate tablets inset into side faces of plinth. Bronze wreath at each face of shaft foot. The whole memorial is reached via two short flights of steps from Churchyard gateway.
    Inscription
    Front face : IN HONOUR OF / THE MEN OF / AYLESTONE / WHO DIED IN THE / WAR / 1914 - 1919 / 1939 - 1945 / "RESOLVE THAT THESE DEAD / SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN"/ (NAMES) Other faces : (NAMES) / R.I.P.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    46
    Died
    46
    Information shown
    surname,rank,regiment
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    32
    Died
    32
    Information shown
    surname
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • JOSEPH HERBERT MORCOM, Architect

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    23rd April 1921

    Sir Geoffrey Palmer

    Dedicated

    23rd April 1921

    Rev. Canon Gedge, a former rector

    Components

    Cross

    Height: c 4520 mm


    Made from: Stone - Ancaster


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1433210

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433210 (accessed 26/05/2026)

    Tablets

    Made from: Slate


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1433210

    https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433210 (accessed 26/05/2026)

    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    179366

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    • Leicester Chronicle - Saturday 30 April 1921 Aylestone Village War Memorial. (photograph of ceremoney)
    • Carter Postcard Collection