Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Rossendale
- Town
- Crawshawbooth
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MESSRS AUSTIN & PALEY (Designer)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 10th October 1921
Attended by: Lord Crawshaw
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 18690
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Current location
Burnley Road/Crawshaw Grange junction
Crawshawbooth
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 8DR
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 81080 25166
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- North side of the church
St John's Church
Burnley Road
Crawshawbooth
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 8LZ
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 810 250
Denomination: Church of England
- North side of the church
- Description
- Tall thin floriated cross with Hexagonal Column and Plinth, on a 3 stepped Hexagonal base.
- Inscription
- ERECTED IN HONOUR OF THE MEMBERS OF ST JOHN'S CHURCH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) THEY COUNTED/NOT THEIR LIVES/DEAR UNTO/THEMSELVES/THEIR REWARD/IS SURE/[WW2 names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Austin, J
Banks, G
Camm, E
Camm, W
Crankshaw, J J
Ellison, B
Finney, J
Gilbertson, B
Hargreaves, J T
Haworth, H
See details for all 33 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 24
Served and returned: 0
Died: 24
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initals of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 9
Served and returned: 0
Died: 9
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Plinth
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Base
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- Crawshawbooth 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
- St John the Evangelist Church
- WMO ID: 151593
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 17-02-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
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