Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Stone of remembrance
- District
- Crewe And Nantwich
- Town
- Crewe
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Rededicated
Date: 5th November 1999
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
- Rededicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2667
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Current location
Christ Church
Prince Albert Street
Crewe
Crewe And Nantwich
Cheshire
CW1 2DR
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 70639 55611
Denomination: Church of England
- Previous locations
- Basford Hall Sidings
Gresty Rd
Crewe
Crewe And Nantwich
Cheshire
CW2 6FA
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 719 523
Denomination: Undefined
- Basford Hall Sidings
- Description
- Stele with pediment. Wreath and ribbons in relief on front face.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD,/ AND TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY/ OF THE FOLLOWING MEN/ FROM THE CREWE TRANSHIP SHED,/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 (Names) 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bourne, G H
Brereton, A E
Brown, W
Dentith, E
Dentith, S
Dunn, J
Edgeley, A
Greenwood, C
Harding, C H
Hodkinson, W C
See details for all 20 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 5
Served and returned: 0
Died: 5
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Memorial
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Crewe Railway Tranship Shed
- WMO ID: 143831
- Condition: Good [last updated on 15-01-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- Possible danger of becoming overgrown (May 1999). Due to be moved to Christ Church, Crewe (August 1999). Refurbished by Co-op funeral services before resiting.
- Costs
Comments: Cost of relocation £163;1,500 met by Railtrack and Railway Heritage Trust.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Responsibility
- RAILTRACK
- Reference
- Railstaff No.24 (November 1999)
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