Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Sefton
Town
Sefton Village
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
15747

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Current location

Opposite Sefton Parish church
Junction of Coachmans Lane and Brickwall Lane
Sefton Village
Sefton
Merseyside
L29 7AF
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 35644 01246
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Sandstone memorial in the form of a small Calvary cross under a pitched roof, set on a tapering octagonal shaft, mounted on a square plinth, with four octagonal steps below. The original Great War Dedication was incised in Celtic script around the upper faces of the top step, with the Names incised around the faces of the step below. These inscriptions have eroded over the years and some lettering is illegible. In 2011 Sefton Parish Council installed two slate tablets on the plinth. The tablet set at 9 o'clock carries the names of those killed in WW1. Although based on the names originally inscribed on the steps below, initials and middle names have mostly been omitted, and there are two errors visible - one 'Arthur' appears as 'Aruthur', and 'James Forester Orchardson' appears as 'James F Richardson'. The tablet set at 3 o'clock carries the WW2 Names. In 2012 a third tablet was installed on the 6 o'clock face of the plinth by the Council to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. It carries the Remembrance verse by Laurence Binyon. The red rose of Lancashire and the cross from the arms of the Sefton family appear on the three tablets.
Inscription
Original incised inscription on the upper steps of the base: In ... Memory of the Men of Sefton and District who Fought and Died for England in the Great War 1914 - 1918/ (Names) On the new slate tablets around the plinth: 3o'clock face: ROLL OF HONOUR/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919./(Names)/ INSCRIBED BY/ SEFTON PARISH COUNCIL 2011. 9o'clock face: ROLL OF HONOUR 1939 - 1945/ (Names)/ INSCRIBED BY/ SEFTON PARISH COUNCIL 2011. 6 o'clock face: To commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II/1952-2012/They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old:/Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,/At the going down of the sun, and in the morning/We will remember them"/Laurence Binyon/ Erected by Sefton Parish Council February 2012
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Almond, Arthur
Appleby, Eric
Armstrong, Richard
Arnold, Charles
Berry, F
Boyd, W N
Bridge, E
Brodbelt, Guy
Brough, L B
Cropper, Joseph
See details for all 51 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 26
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 26
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname THEN forename
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Slate
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Lettering
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL OPPOSITE ST HELEN'S CHURCH
  • 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
Responsibility
Sefton Parish and Borough Councils

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