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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Congleton
Town
Sandbach
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13082

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Current location

Sandbach Cemetery
Off The Hill
Sandbach
Congleton
Cheshire
CW11 1JJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 76285 60440
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • BRUNNER MOND & CO LTD
    Sandbach
    Congleton
    Cheshire
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
A simple memorial resembling a cenotaph with a nowy-headed and pedimented tablet on the front face. The memorial is on a two stepped base which is adorned with a bronze plaque. There is a wreath and torches above the inscription on the tablet and curlicues below the inscription.
Inscription
Tablet: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THESE WORKS/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 TO 1919/ (NAMES) Plaque: THIS MEMORIAL WAS ORIGINALLY/ ERECTED AT THE SANDBACH WORKS OF/ BRUNNER MOND & CO. LIMITED:/ AND WAS REMOVED TO THIS SITE/ IN 1934 OWING TO THE CLOSING DOWN/ OF THOSE WORKS.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Barker, Percy
Boulton, Joseph
Dixon, William
Hancock, William
Leese, Harry
Leese, Herbert
Oakes, Abraham
Trueman, Daniel
Wakefield, George
Wakefield, Joseph
See details for all 10 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname, regiment
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 1M, height 5M, width 3M
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: depth 1000MM, height 5000MM, width 3000MM
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • Brunner Mond Sandbach Works 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
BOROUGH COUNCIL
Reference
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/144802/ . Accessed 18 April 2023.

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