Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Bridgnorth
- Town
- Monkhopton
- County
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Maker
- MR EDWARD SPENCER (Designer)
MR T COOPER (Builder) - Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: May 1921
Attended by: SIR ARTHUR LAWLEY - Dedicated
Date: May 1921
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 13951
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Current location
St Peter's Church
Off B4368
Monkhopton
Bridgnorth
Shropshire
WV16 6SB
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 62558 93420
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Tall plain latin cross of Monkhopton oak stands on an old inverted cider press of stone with bronze inscription.
- Inscription
- IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ AND OF ALL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ TO SAVE THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Downes, Sydney
Edwards, Arthur
See details for all 2 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 2
Served and returned: 0
Died: 2
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Cross
- Listing information
- Monkhopton 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
- Condition
- MONKHOPTON WW1 CROSS
- WMO ID: 109859
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 28-08-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- BASE OF CROSS SPLITTING BADLY (2000) THE PLAQUE WAS REFURBISHED IN 2000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Wellington Journal & Shrewsbury News: 7 May 1921.
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