Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Stockport
Town
Bramhall
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 December 1921
    Attended by: SIR HENRY BEAUVOIR DE LISLE
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18 December 1921
    Attended by: The Rev. John F. Jones BA, Vicar of Bramhall
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3177

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Current location

Near the station (South)
Mayfield Place
Bramhall Lane South
Bramhall
Stockport
Greater Manchester
SK7 2DF
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 89159 84810
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cross of sacrifice set into asphalt, seats and stone tablets on plinths nearby.
Inscription
THE GREAT/ WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ WE/ REMEMBER/ YOU/ AND ARE/ GRATEFUL./ WE ERECT/ THIS/ MONUMENT/ TO YOUR/ HONOUR/ AND/ MEMORY. THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD, AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN, AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. (Unknown line breaks)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Applebee, John A
Baddeley, Arthur F
Bailey, Harold
Barber, Sydney
Bardsley, Joseph
Barlow, John H
Bayley, Bertram
Bouskill, Edward
Bowett, Ralph
Brookes, Frank S
See details for all 87 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 42
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 42
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 48
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 48
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser Friday 23 December 1921
  • www.carlscam.com/bramhall/warmem.htm

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