Memorial

Bollington

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Current Location

At junction with Water Street, in garden., Palmerston Street, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 93477 77894

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 1993
Description: Sandstone, celtic cross set on inscribed plinth and five steps. Celtic tracery on all faces of cross. Reliefs on each arm of cross: Saints; Christ; St George and the Dragon. Stone wreath at base of plinth. In 2015, 2 stone walls of names were added.
Inscription: 1914-1918 1939-1945/ THEY WHOM THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES WERE NUMBERED/ AMONG THOSE WHO AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDURED HARDNESS FACED/ DANGER AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MAN/ BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE GIVING/ UP THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR/ NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN / [Names]/THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED AND DEDICATED / ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28TH 1920

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 29
Died: 29
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 173
Died: 173
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Alphabetical by surname

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: 4000MM

Width: 2000MM

Depth: 2000MM

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1432274

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1432274 (accessed 21/05/2026)

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Bollington

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Bollington

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Memorial Details

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