Memorial

Portwood-Cross

Overview of the memorial

Source: Copyright Mike Berrell

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Current Location

Junction of Carrington road and St Pauls Street in a disused Churchyard., St Paul's Church, Carrington Road, Portwood, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK1 2LE, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 90511 91068

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 3184
Description: Granite Latin cross on tapered plinth with lead lettering in Roman style. No names are listed. There is also a CWGC stone commemorating the soldiers buried in the churchyard, whose grave sites are now unknown- not a memorial in its own right.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/AND/IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/THE MEN OF PORTWOOD/WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/1914-1919/THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/1939-1945

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

Conservation

Components

Cross

Height: 2500 mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Plinth

Height: 700 mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Base

Height: 25 mm

Width: 1300 mm

Depth: 1000 mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good