War memorials in the borough

Hinckley War Memorial was erected in 1921 on part of the Hinckley Castle site. The foundation stone was laid on 12 November 1921 by Mrs Attenborough, Mrs Dixon, and Mrs Orton, all of whom lost sons in the war. The finished memorial was unveiled on 20 May 1922 by Colonel RE Martin CMG and dedicated by the Bishop of Peterborough. The memorial comprises a stone wall with lower balustrade, which can be reached by a wide flight of steps. An inscribed central stone cross is flanked by bronze panels recording the names of the fallen in the Great War. A band below states ‘The names of those who gave their lives in the great war’. Above the names, the inscription on the band states:

The names of those who gave their lives in the great war, while the legend 'their name liveth for ever more

The memorial is overseen by a statue of the Angel of Mercy. The statue was positioned so that at the 11th hour of the 11th month, the shadow of the angel's outstretched arms falls across the listed names.

In 1924, the Garden of Remembrance was created. At the foot of the wall, bronze panels record the names of those who died in the Second World War. To the left and right of the wall, further plaques have been added, including the names of Hinckley residents lost to terrorist action since the Second World War.

Last updated: 28/11/2025 10:38