Memorial

Portobello Cross WW1

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Source: Copyright John Hale

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Current Location

near the new roundabout and railway bridge, Willenhall Road, Portobello, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV13 3, England

OS Grid Reference

SO 95260 98438

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 17632
Description: Cross mounted on squared column raised on two-step plinth. Top of column rounded and corners of column foliated. Inscription and list of names gilded on slate plaques fixed to each side of column.
Inscription: THE/ROSE AND CROSS/OUR EMBLEM TRUE/OF LOVE THAT/OUT OF SUFFERING GREW/THE LOVE WHICH/KINDLETH SOULS TO LIVE/THE PUREST LOVE/THAT ONE CAN GIVE/WON BY/UNSELFISHNESS AND PAIN/THAT BROTHERHOOD/ERECTED/BY THE INHABITANTS/IN/HONOUR/OF THE BRAVE MEN/OF/PORTOBELLO/WHO FOUGHT/IN THE/GREAT WAR/AND IN/GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/OF THOSE WHO/LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES./Thou wast their Rock their/Fortress and their Might/Thou, Lord, their Captain/In the well fought fight/Thou in the darkness drear/Their one true Light.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 312
Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
Order of names: Surname THEN forename
Additional Information: There is no differentiation between those who served and returned and those who died.

History

Maintenance History: 1973: Vandalised and bronze plaques taken off. These were replaced by slate tablets

Ceremonies

Unveiled: 22 July 1920

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: C.15FT

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1437615

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1437615 (accessed 14/06/2026)

Column

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1437615

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Portobello Cross WW1

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Portobello Cross WW1

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