The memorial commemorates and honours those from the village who died in the Boer War, World War I and World War II, through to modern conflicts. The Boer war saw a turning point in the scale of local public commemoration towards the end of the 19th century. Direct involvement and awareness had risen through extensive recruitment from both urban and working class, the deployment of volunteers, the rhetoric of Christian and Imperial militarism, the expanding of press and communications and public debates on involvement. Letters came home from families in towns and villages from private soldiers faced with fear and deprivation. Rapid press reports on disasters and victories were nervously awaited. In total, 22,000 men died, mostly from disease. Locally, the impact was great. Following the close of war, over 900 county, regimental and local memorials were erected in Britain. The centrepiece of the memorial is a Grade II listed granite Obelisk and pedestal on a sandstone base, which has been ever-present since the original design and is engraved with the names of those lost in the Boer War. The memorial has been the subject of a number of alterations and refurbishments over the past century to incorporate new plaques and repair graffiti. These alterations include the removal of the original entrance and introduction of a roadside entry, the removal and re-introduction of stepped slabs, a time capsule with plaque, wrought iron railings to the front and rear walls, and new plaques to the front . The memorial was in a run down state when the Parish Council spoke to us of their intentions to rejuvenate. The memorial sits alongside a main road and at one point in time the front wall was damaged by a colliding car. The wall was since rebuilt, but not to the high standard such a piece of village heritage deserves. Concrete mortar repairs took place at one stage in time, resulting in cracks and damage to the stone in what should be a flexible structure. Our work began with a re-build of the hammer-dressed exterior walls in the correct lime based mortar, followed by the construction of a new outer skin for the time capsule. This formed a strong base for a new capping stone to sit atop in a double curved design – creating a link to the original obelisk in a familiar design amongst early 20th century War Memorials. All concrete paving slabs were removed and a new surface of stone was laid. Plaques were replaced with a new uniform design. The works commemorate the Armistice Day centenary of 11th November 1918. Blair Gratton Architects managed every stage of the project to completion, creating detailed condition surveys of the existing memorial to gain a greater understanding of what needed to be done. The strategy was to both respect the previous composition, but replace and re-design what had fallen into disrepair, thus providing compliment to the listed Obelisk. The Parish Council and ourselves are delighted with the finished work, which has been a great challenge. It was a privilege to work on something so close to the local community and so significant in the history of the village and Parish.