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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Composite
- District
- South Ribble
- Town
- Leyland
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42637
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Current location
ST AMBROSE CHURCH
Moss La
Leyland
South Ribble
Lancashire
PR5
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 550 227
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- WHEEL CROSS SET ON TAPERING OCTAGONAL COLUMN AND OCTAGONAL PLINTH. INSCRIPTION ON PLINTH. PLINTH STANDS ON THREE-STEPPED OCTAGONAL STONE BASE. CROSS STANDS IN FRONT OF WALL WITH 11 STONE TABLETS. TABLETS BEAR NAMES IN BLACK LETTERING.
- Inscription
- (UNABLE TO READ INSCRIPTION FROM PHOTOGRAPH)/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Allison, N
Appleby, E
Appleby, F
Appleby, J
Ashcroft, J
Ashton, J
Ashton, P
Ayrton, R
Baldwin, F
Ball, G
See details for all 436 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 432
Served and returned: 341
Died: 91
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Wall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- 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
- St.Ambrose First World War Cross
- WMO ID: 190134
- Condition: Good [last updated on 19-02-2018]
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- History
- LATE 1998: CROSS VANDALISED. REPAIRED IN 1999.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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