Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Chorley
Town
Eccleston
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
51406

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Current location

The Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Towngate
Eccleston
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 5RT
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 51679 17408
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Ornamented sandstone Latin cross with tapering shaft set upon an elaborate square plinth above a three-stepped base. A boss at the centre of the cross on the West side carries the Christogram IHS, whilst one on the East face carries the monogram and crown of Our Lady. The incised WW1 dedication is carved on a panel on the West face of the plinth, with the names being incised on the three other panels. The WW2 names are on triangular-section blocks fixed on each of the second steps at the base of the cross.
Inscription
On the plinth: West face, dedicatory panel: Remember/ all who served/ all who suffered/ and these/ men of Eccleston/ who with/ other fellow soldiers/ bravely passed/ through death to life/ 1914 + 1918 On the South, East, and North faces: (Names) On each of the WW2 blocks set into the steps: 1939 + 1945/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Banks, Herbert W
Barker, Eric
Bentham, Joseph
Bexendale, William
Blackburn, Thomas
Christopher, Horace
Cload, Henry
Coar, Roy
Connor, George
Danson, Henry
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 24
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 24
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Forename, surname
    Order of information: Forename, surname, rank, unit, relationship, manner, country, and date of death, age
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 12
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 12
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Surname, forename
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: height C 3600MM
    Materials: Stone-sandstone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The Parochial Church Council

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