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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Vale Royal
Town
Winnington
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 Jun 1921
    Attended by: Lieut General Sir H De Beauvoir De Lisle KCB KCMG DSO
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10019

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Current location

On Solvay Road by the entrance to a car park
Wallerscote Works
Brunner Mond & Co Works (now Tata Chemicals Europe)
Solvay Road
Winnington
Vale Royal
Cheshire
CW8 4DU
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 64490 74780
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone cenotaph surmounted by a bronze depiction of an eternal flame with two wreaths on front and back faces The whole mounted on a rectangular four stepped base guarded by lions at each corner Associated wall mounted plaque in red brickwork to the rear
Inscription
TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ EMPLOYED BY/ BRVNNER MOND/ AND CO. LTD/ WHO FELL DVRING/ THE GREAT WAR/ AVGVST 1914/ JVNE 1919/ WINNINGTON/ ROYAL NAVY/ (Names)/ ROYAL FUSLIERS/ (Names)/ ARMY/ (Names)/ KINGS LIVERPOOL REGT/ (Names)/ SHROPSHIRE YEOMANRY/ (Names)/ ROYAL ARTILLERY/ (Names)/ YORKSHIRE REGT/ (Names)/ ROYAL ENGINEERS/ (Names)/ LANCS FUSILIERS/ (Names)/ ROYAL SCOTS/ (Names)/ CHESHIRE REGT/ (Names)/ ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGT/ (Names)/ ROYAL WELCH FUSILIERS/ (Names)/ ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS/ (Names)/ EAST LANCS REGT/ (Names)/ MANCHESTER REGT/ (Names)/ SOUTH LANCS REGT/ (Names)/ WELSH REGT/ (Name)/ YORK AND LANCS REGT/ (Name)/ SEAFORTH HIGHLANDERS/ (Name)/ LOYAL NORTH LANCS REGT/ (Names)/ RIFLE BRIGADE/ (Names)/ ROYAL BERKS REGT/ (Names)/ MACHINE GUN CORPS/ (Names)/ KING SHROPSHIRE L.I./ (Names)/ KINGS ROYAL RIFLE/(Name)/ ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS/ (Name) IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES / IN MEMORY OF THOSE EMPLOYEES / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR / (15 names) WALLERSCOTE WORKS (There are some other tablets around the base with three more names but not all photographed).
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 181
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 181
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname,regiment,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 21FT
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • Brunner Mond and ICI Alkali Division 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 ANNUALLY
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Responsibility
ICI
Reference

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