Memorial

Maer

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JUNCTION OF A51 AND ROAD TO MAER HALL, Roadside, Stone Road, Blackbrook, , Maer, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 5EA, England

SJ 78969 38872

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 21070
Description: CONSISTS OF A CROSS WITH FIGURES OF A SOLDIER AND A ROYAL NAVAL DIVISION SAILOR. THE FIGURES ARE STANDING WITH THEIR BACK TO THE CROSS ON EITHER SIDE OF IT. THE CROSS AND FIGURES ARE ON TOP OF A STONE PLINTH WHICH STIS ATOP TWO WIDER BASE STEPS. THERE IS INSCRIBED TEXT ON THE FRONT OF THE PLINTH BASE.
Inscription: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM MAER/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919./ (NAMES)/ ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF MAER (...) THEIR HONOURABLE DEAD/ 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES)

Maintenance History: 2010: discussions are taking place in the Parish Council to raise funds for the conservation of the memorial.

Plinth

Height: 4000MM

Width: 1000MM

Depth: 1000MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good