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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Congleton
Town
Astbury
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3376

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Current location

St Marys Church
Peel Lane
Astbury
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 4RQ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 84617 61531
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Wheel cross of smooth granite . Cross surmounts a tapering square-set plinth. inscription on shaft in incised black lettering.. Names around plinth in incised black lettering.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE SOLDIERS/ FROM THIS PARISH, WHO/ HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR/ LIVES IN THE GREAT/ EUROPEAN WAR/ 1914 TO 1919/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS, THAT A MAN/ LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS./ (NAMES)/ 1939 1945/ (NAME)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ball, Arthur
Carr, John
Clarke, Harold
Cliffe, Arthur
Cumberbatch, Arthur
Davenport, Ernest H
Hall, Henry Arthur
Mellor, Walter
Painter, George William
Potts, John
See details for all 14 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 13
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year died,regiment,forename,manner of death
    Order of information: year died
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 1
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: year died,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth C 500 MM, height C 2400 MM, width C 700 MM
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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