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West Tytherley

West Tytherley war memorial obelisk stands nearly 5 metres high. A five stepped base supports a plinth and tapering obelisk. The inscription on the memorial is recorded on the plinth and top step. The memorial is located next to the village school.

In 1998 the Parish Council discussed the position of the war memorial with the local community. Concerns were raised about the surroundings of the memorial including a broken fence, deteriorating pathway, oberhanging hedges and greenery detracting from the memorial.  War Memorials Trust gave £200.00 towards the cost of removing the front hedge, cutting back other hedges, laying a new path, renewing the fence and replanting the grass.

In 2017 a Grant Offer of £1,800 was made towards conservation and repair works to the memorial to clean the stonework using natural bristle brushes and low pressure water. In addition, loose and failing mortar was raked-out from the memorial’s construction joints which were repointed using a lime mortar. The lettering was repainted using an appropriate oil based paint to match the original design of the memorial.

The memorial as unveiled on 2nd April 1921.

The inscription on the memorial reads:

The Great War
1914 - 1919.
Erected by the inhabitants of this parish,
in memory of our gallant dead, in honour
of those who served, and in thanksgiving
to almighty God, who gave us the victory.

Also
in memory of those who gave their
lives in the Second World War
1939 - 1945

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM2537
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 21561

War Memorials Online: 102514

Formerly OWM45

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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