This photograph was taken in 1949 at the unveiling of the Second World War Memorial Stone, seen covered by a Union Jack. The First World War Memorial is the cross mounted on a square base with chamfered corners, each face bearing an inscription tablet. It is made of red sandstone from St Bees, Cumberland, was designed by was unveiled by Lieutenant General Sir H. Beauvoir de L'Isle and dedicated by the Bishop of Chester on Easter Sunday 8th April 1923. It was commissioned by Hoole Urban district Council, designed by Mr R Boot and made by Clegg & Sons of Brook Street, Chester from red sandstone brought from St. Bees, Cumbria. There were originally 88 names but there are now 95 from the Great War.

IN PROUD AND LIVING MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF HOOLE AND NEWTON
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-18
MEN OF PEACE, THEY WAXED VALIANT IN WAR,
AND WON A VICTORY TO BE USED,
BY GOD'S HELP,
FOR THE PEACE OF THE WORLD
AND FOR THE WELFARE OF ALL MEN
EASTER DAY 1923

There are actually five war memorials in Hoole dedicated to the memory of the men of the area who lost their lives in the two world wars. Best known, of course, is the aforementioned stone cross. Three are rolls of honour, two of which are in All Saints Church. The third was originally placed in Hoole Town Hall, which stood where the Elms Medical Centre is now. When this was demolished the memorial was removed and rehung in Hoole Community Centre above the fireplace in the main hall, where it may still be seen today.

The fifth memorial is heard but never seen; it is the tolling bell in the tower of All Saints Church, which was added to the existing five bells in 1925 and is inscribed with the names of the dead of the First World War so that their names ring out for ever.