Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Macclesfield
Town
Styal
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15 October 1921
    Attended by: Col. E.W. Greg C.B.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9993

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Current location

Hollin Lane/Station Road junction
Styal
Macclesfield
Cheshire
SK9 4JD
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 83994 83443
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Main Road In Front Of Spinney
    Styal

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Obelisk situated within a semicircular low brick wall. Wreath on upper front face of obelisk and wreath and crossed swords on lower front face.
Inscription
1939/ 1945 TO THE MEN/ OF STYAL/ WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/1914/1919 1914/ 1919 (NAMES) Plaque: This memorial formerly stood at/ the edge of Hollin Lane since 1921./ Due to the subsequent large increase in traffic, it was relocated to this new site in July 2002 as the result of a fund raising project by Styal Village Association.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adshead, Arthur
Allman, George
Ashpital, James
Bone, William
Bowyer, Charles
Brown, Joseph H
Earlam, John T
Eastwood, F A J
Frost, Arthur
Goldstraw, James
See details for all 27 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 2
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 2
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, forename surname
    Order of information: forename
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • Styal 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
July 2002: Moved back 4-5 metres away from the road edge. Paid for by a fund raising project by Styal Village Association.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Styal Village Association
Reference
  • Newsletter September 2002 Village Association

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