Memorial
All Saints Church - Cross, WW1
Current Location
All Saints Churchyard, Bellwell Lane, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B74 4TR, England
OS Grid Reference
SP 10903 98717
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 17349
- Description
- Single-stepped, eight-sided base surmounted by a tall, square sectioned plinth, octagonal sectioned slightly tapering shaft and cross. Inscription and names on portrait oriented bronze plaques attached to each face of the plinth. Text in relief on all plaques. Has a scroll associated with it kept inside the church.
- Inscription
- Front face 1: IN MEMORIAM / GLORIOUS THEIR FORTUNE / SPLENDID THEIR FATE / THEIR TOMB AN ALTAR / FOR MOURNING. / THEY HAVE REMEMBRANCE / FOR LAMENTATION / PRAISE / 1914 - 1919 / PRO PATRIA // Other faces: (36 NAMES)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 36
- Died
- 36
- Information shown
- Forenames, initials, surname, honours, rank, regiment or service
- Maintenance History
- May have been moved onto church grounds due to road alterations.
Ceremonies
Unveiled
25th September 1920
Brigadier General Sir John Barnsley VD DL
Components
- Cross
Height: 4057mm
Width: 1022mm
Depth: 1022mm
Made from: Stone - Sandstone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1433680
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433680 (accessed 26/05/2026)
- Plaques
Made from: Bronze
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1433680
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1433680 (accessed 26/05/2026)
Report a Concern
- War Memorials Trust Reference Number
- 231054
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Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- In Sutton Coldfields Reference Library: details of unveiling ceremony in Sutton Mews, ref. date 2 October 1920,