HIGHTOWN WAR MEMORIAL

The Green, Highway Roundabout, Hightown, Sefton L38 0BD

Hightown’s War Memorial is located on The Green, Highway Roundabout. Listed upon the memorial are the names of 11 service men, who gave their lives in the Great War.

The Memorial

The Memorial is situated on The Green at the Highway Roundabout. The Stone kneeling winged angel holding a wreath is constructed of Bath Stone surmounting a Dutch brick obelisk, and represents “Victory and Peace”.

Below the angel, a stone carved cross, shield and steel helmets appear on the front obelisk face. Mr Trenwith Wells designed the memorial, and George Herbert Tyson Smith was the sculptor. The names of the fallen of the First World War are listed on the left and right faces, and the rear face lists the names from the Second World War.

The first meeting of the Memorial Committee was held in March 1918, when it was resolved to erect a suitable memorial to the fallen men of Hightown.

Unveiling Ceremony

On the 11th November 1920, the Hightown Memorial was unveiled. Present at the ceremony were members of Great Crosby Council, local clergy, relations of the fallen and community members.

A two minute silence was observed after a Scottish soldier played the “Pipers Lament” on the bagpipes. Mr T. H. Russell J.P., chairman of Great Crosby Council, unveiled the memorial and gave a moving speech. Children came forward to place wreaths at the base of the memorial, and the ceremony concluded with the sounding of ‘The Last Post’.