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Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Ellesmere Port
Town
Burton In Wirral
County
Cheshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Peace and Anti-War memorials
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1917
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
9978

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Current location

Village Lane & The Village
Burton In Wirral
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH64 5TJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SJ 31884 74441
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Simple celtic stone cross on plinth and three-stepped base.
Inscription
Top step riser: WALK WHERE YOU WILL YOU WILL NEVER FIND/ A HIGHER ROAD ABOVE/ NOR SURER ROAD BELOW/ THAN THE WAY OF THE HOLY CROSS/ middle step: GIVE PEACE IN OUR TIME/ O LORD/ Bottom step: HOLY CROSS DAY SEPT 14/ AD 1917
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Peace and Anti-War memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Burton in Wirral Peace Cross
  • 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

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