Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Vale Royal
Town
Utkinton
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 September 1918
    Attended by: Rev. Hughes, Rector of Tarporley
  • Presented
    Date: 1923
    Attended by: The ‘Shrine’ was placed in 1923
  • Dedicated
    Date: 1 September 1918
    Attended by: Rev. Hughes, Rector of Tarporley
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
10023

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Current location

Opposite juction with Quarry Bank
Small roadside garden
John Street
Utkinton
Vale Royal
Cheshire
CW6 0LP
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 54676 65389
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A wooden carved Calvary on a rectangular stepped stone base set in a paved and gravel area with two circular flower beds and a bench seat.
Inscription
FRONT: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS / THEY GAVE THEIR HEARTS TO THEIR HOMES / THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES TO THEIR COUNTRY / THEY GAVE THEIR SOULS TO GOD / (Names) LEFT: DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY / OF THOSE BRAVE MEN / OF UTKINTON WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / PEACE SIGNED AT VERSAILLES / JUNE 28/ RIGHT 1939 - 1945 (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Craven, John
Craven, William
Hassall, Arthur Horace
Johnson, Joseph
Page, Walter
Rutter, Edward
Stoneley, Alec
Warburton, John
See details for all 8 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 7
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 7
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood - Teak
Listing information
Condition
History
1994: SEEKING FUNDING ADVICE TO RESTORE WOODEN CARVED CRUCIFIX AND STONE PLINTH
Costs

Site: Given by Capt. Arden

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: "It is the gift of Mrs. Prestwich, of Tirley Garth, who has done so much for the Utkinton Sailors and Soldiers and their friends since the war broke out."
Responsibility
PARISH COUNCIL
Reference

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