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    Memorial

    St Martins Parish Cross

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    Current Location

    Overton Road, St Martins, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3AY, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 32358 36804

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    13821
    Description
    VERY SIMPLE CELTIC CROSS ON PLINTH AND TWO STEPPED BASE SURROUNDED BY RAILINGS. INSCRIPTION CARVED ONTO THE FRONT FACE OF THE PLINTH. ADDITIONAL BLACK MARBLE TABLET PLACED AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS
    Inscription
    ERECTED/ IN/ GRATEFUL/ MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF/ ST MARTINS/ WHO/ LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT/ WAR 1914-1919/ (NAMES) 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)/ SEE YE TO IT THAT THEY SHALL NOT HAVE DIED IN VAIN TABLET: IN COMMEMORATION OF THE/ 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF/ V.E. AND V.J. DAY/ 1945 - 1995/ ST. MARTINS PARISH COUNCIL
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    41
    Died
    41
    Information shown
    Initials and surname
    Order of names
    By surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    7
    Died
    7
    Information shown
    Initials and surname
    Order of names
    By surname
    Maker(s)
    • Mr Lewis, Mason

    Sponsored By
    Land given free of charge by Mr H C Holland
    Maintenance History
    1990: Cleaned and names recut

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    25th February 1923

    Brigadier General J V Campbell VC CMG DSO ADC

    Dedicated

    25th February 1923

    Rev D R W Marsland,

    Dedicated

    25th February 1923

    Rev J H Burley

    Dedicated

    25th February 1923

    Rev G Osborne

    Custodian
    Parish Council

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 3510MM

    Width: 1880MM

    Depth: 1540MM


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1462112

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a well-composed memorial with good quality decorative detailing, which survives unaltered.

    Tablet

    Made from: Marble - Black


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1462112

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a well-composed memorial with good quality decorative detailing, which survives unaltered.

    • Consulted in Local Library The Border Counties Advertiser Dated 28th February 1923 Pages 416
    • "St Martins War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1462112. Accessed 17 August 2024.