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Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Sefton
Town
Hightown
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2261

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Current location

Highway Roundabout
Kerslake Way/ St Stephen's Road/ Lower Alt Road
Hightown
Sefton
Merseyside
L38 0BD
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 29855 03703
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Brick column with Portland stone base and corniced sandstone and Portland stone feature below the dedicatory panels. The column is surmounted by a Portland stone carving of a kneeling, sorrowing angel with furled wings proffering a laurel wreath, facing East. Below the angel, and above the dedicatory panels, there is a carved sandstone Latin Cross emerging from an elaborate Portland stone carving centred on the Royal Standard, with military accoutrements - helmets, weapons, and standards - behind. The Great War dedication is below, with the names on the flanking faces. The WW2 dedication and names are on the reverse of the column. The names and dedications are incised and rubricated on slate panels within nowy headed Portland stone frames. The dates of the conflicts are incised on the Portland stone stratum of the cornice. The memorial stands within a sandstone representation of a Celtic cross, with the shafts forming the steps, and the central wheel being laid out with bricks. The memorial stands within a traffic island.
Inscription
Front face: Their name/ liveth for/ evermore/ 1914 - 1919 Right face: (Names) Left face: (Names) Rear face: (Names)/ 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baybut, Ronald
Boardman, Terence
Bradshaw, George
Buchanan, Neil
Bullen, John
Connell, James L
Crompton, Harold
Green, Reginald
G-stone, Daly
Hampson, James
See details for all 21 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: No apparent order
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 11
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 11
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: No apparent order
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • Hightown 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
History
The memorial was vandalised in 2003, someone splattered yellow paint on the names.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Sefton Council

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