Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Chester
Town
Chester
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Messers Haswell and Son (Builder)
Mr Bernard Alexander Miller (Designer)
Herbert Tyson Smith (Builder)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8 June 1952
    Attended by: Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire (Viscount Leverhulme) unveiled the memorial
  • Dedicated
    Date: 8 June 1952
    Attended by: Bishop of Chester (Dr D. H. Crick)
  • Unveiled
    Date: 8 June 1952
    Attended by: Alderman Charles Cullimore
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9893

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Current location

Garden of Remembrance
Chester Cathedral
Werburgh Street
Chester
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2ES
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 40590 66564
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Memorial catafalque with inscription on it and memorial garden. Gates at the entrance to the garden with inscription in gold lettering. Regimental crests on each face of the plinth and on the gate posts.
Inscription
PLINTH: MORS IANVA VITAE / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE / OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF / THE 22ND CHESHIRE REGIMENT / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN / THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY / 1939 - 1945 GATE POSTS: THE CHESHIRE REGIMENT / GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Responsibility
The Dean of Chester Cathedral accepted the charge and guardianship of the memorial and Garden of Remembrance
Reference
  • Cheshire Observer - Saturday 07 June 1952-The Cheshire Regt. War Memorial
  • Cheshire Observer - Saturday 14 June 1952 -DEDICATED BY THE BISHOP

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