Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Bury
Town
Unsworth
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
44035

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Current location

junction of Pole Lane and Sunnybank Road
Unsworth
Bury
Greater Manchester
BL9 8JR
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 81981 07128
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone Cross on an octagonal pedestal and two stepped octagonal base
Inscription
Front Face-THIS CROSS/WAS ERECTED BY THE/PEOPLE OF UNSWORTH/AS A TOKEN OF DEEP/GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO/LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/IN THE/GREAT WAR/AD/1914-1918/"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS" Other Faces- [names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allen, John
Appleby, James
Appleby, Richard
Armitage, Tom
Ashworth, Fred
Ashworth, Herbert
Berry, Alfred
Berry, Richard N
Booth, Arnold
Bradshaw, Harry
See details for all 67 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 59
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 59
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 4500MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Unsworth 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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