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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Ellesmere Port
- Town
- Ellesmere Port
- County
- Cheshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42776
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Current location
Rear gardens
Royal British Legion Social Club
Stanney Ln
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH65 4AG
England
OS Grid Ref: SJ 40132 75397
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Mersey Iron Works
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Mersey Iron Works
- Description
- Nowy headed plaque with raised inscription. Inscription flanked by two corinthian pilasters and surmounted by relief of palms and shield. Lower inscription flanked by raised laurels. Mounted on a brick base.
- Inscription
- Pediment: PRO/ PATRIA BELOW ARE RECORDED THE NAMES/ OF THOSE WORKERS AT THE MERSEY/ IRON WORKS ELLESMERE PORT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ (Names)/ 1914 "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" 1918/ ST JOHN XV
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Adey, Frederick
Adus, Alfred
Burrows, William
Cattermole, Francis B
Cavenney, William
Cobbe, Arthur Francis
Cooper, Thomas
Corns, Edward
Dacey, John
Davies, Thomas
See details for all 64 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 64
Served and returned: 0
Died: 64
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename,decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: height c1830mm, width c915mm
Materials: Brick - Plaque
Measurements: height 915mm
Materials: Undefined
- Base
- 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
- Ellesmere Port - The Mersey Ironworks War Memorial (WWI)
- WMO ID: 147485
- Condition: Good [last updated on 26-04-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2012: The Royal British Legion club is to be demolished. The War Memorials Trust has been contacted for advice on protecting the memorial for the future.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Corporate
- Reference
- Other website carlscam.com/warmem/ironworks.htm
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