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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Chapel or Church: Restoration or extension
- District
- Vale Royal
- Town
- Over
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 10046
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Current location
St Chads Church
Swanlow Lane
Over
Vale Royal
Cheshire
CW7 4DA
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 64980 65081
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Enlargement of the church with a dedicatory board. Above the names is a scroll in grey with three red crosses on the fold on either side.
- Inscription
- TO THE HONOUR & GLORY OF GOD/ & TO MARK THE LOYALTY & BRAVERY/ OF THE SOLDIERS & SAILORS FROM/ THIS TOWN WHO FOUGHT/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ THIS CHURCH WAS ENLARGED &/ THE ARCADE EXTENDED EASTWARDS BY THE BAYS. A.D.1925/ THESE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 247
Served and returned: 0
Died: 247
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Alphabetical
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height 2000 mm, width 1350 mm
Materials: Wood
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- PCC
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