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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Chester
Town
Tattenhall
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 26 July 1922
    Attended by: Lieutenant General Sir Henry Beauvoir de Lisle, KB., KCMG., DSO.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9845

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Current location

Roadside
High Street
Tattenhall
Chester
Cheshire
CH3 9PX
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 48606 58337
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Sandstone Celtic Cross and column decorated with Celtic knots, upon a large sandstone plinth set onto a raised hexagonal dais in a walled enclosure. The frontage is marked by a post and chain-link boundary. A bronze dedication plate on the forward face of the plinth lists the names of those who died in the Great War. A second bronze dedication plate was added to right side of plinth for those who died in WW2. The forward face of the column has a sword in relief, pointing upwards, with carved words on the hilt. REQVIES/CANT/ IN PACE. There is a "Horse of War 1914" memorial near the main Tattenhall War Memorial
Inscription
THIS MEMORIAL / RECORDS THE NAMES OF MEN OF / TATTENHALL, NEWTON AND GOLBORNE / BELLOW, WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN DEFENCE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE / (NAMES) / "IS THIS NOTHING TO YOU, / ALL YE WHO PASS BY" IN THE WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / THESE MEN GAVE / THEIR LIVES / (NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO / MAN THAN THIS, THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ankers, J
Axon, T W
Bowker, J M
Bowlan, M
Breen, J E
Brereton, F E
Brierley, R C
Dawson, T
Dutton, A
Dutton, G B
See details for all 42 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Surname.
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • First World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Second World War memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Memorial
    Measurements: depth 1500 mm, height 3000 mm, width 1500 mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Cleaned 1994: The memorial was experiencing problems because of the movement of the substrate; the memorial was leaning to the right and the wall behind it was cracked and leaning. A geotechnical assessment showed that the memorial had been built on loose and very soft soil and peat, unsuitable for supporting such a monument. Also, a stream that had flowed through the field behind the memorial had been diverted and two trees had been planted either side of the memorial in the 1970s; both of these factors were causing the ground to dry out. It was therefore recommended that the walls, steps and paving be dismantled, a new foundation be constructed, loose sand and peat removed and the walls, steps and paving be rebuilt. In February 2004 English Heritage offered a grant of £350 towards this work.
Costs

Memorial: c. £45,000 quoted

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
Tattenhall Parish Council
Reference
  • Cheshire Observer - Saturday 22 July 1922 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000157/19220722/126/0009 THE WAR MEMORIAL. — The War Memorial will be unveiled on Wednesday next, at 3 p.m., by Lieut.-General Sir H. de Beauvoir de Lisle. A stone cross of imposing design upon a base of surrounding steps, has been erected on a site on Mill Moor, near the Barbour Institute, presented by Mr. Robert Barbour. Invitations to the ceremony have been issued to relatives of the fallen heroes whose names will be inscribed on the memorial.

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