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    Memorial

    Birley churchyard cross

    Birley churchyard cross.

    Source: Copyright field worker

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    Current Location

    St Peter's parish church, The village street, Birley, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR4 8ET, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SO 45357 53352

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    32218
    Description
    A Latin cross on a 2 meter octagonal shaft on a tapering square plinth, on a single stepped base.
    Inscription
    THIS MEMORIAL CROSS/ WAS ERECTED BY/ THE PARISHIONERS/ IN SORROW AND PRIDE/ A GRATEFUL TRIBUTE TO/ (2 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914–1919
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    2
    Died
    2
    Information shown
    surname,forename

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1462970

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the church’s community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * for its design, a well-executed stone cross with good inscriptions. Group value: * with the Church of St Peter (Grade I), in whose churchyard it stands.

    • https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/262442.
    • "Birley War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1462970. Accessed 16 September 2024.