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    Memorial

    Holy Trinity Bickerstaffe Cross

    The cross

    1/6

    Current Location

    By the roadside at the West end of the church, Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Bickerstaff, West Lancashire, Lancashire, L39 0EB, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SD 44528 04247

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    3403
    Description
    Three stepped base surmounted by plinth with square pillars at each corner, the ornate cross sits on top of a pilastered pillars which are surmounted by pinnacles of acanthus leaves. The dedication is on the West side of the cross, with the WW2 names inscribed above. The WW1 names are inscribed on the other three sides of the pillar. The names are incised and leaded.
    Inscription
    West face: (Names - WW2)/ In honoured/ memory of/ the men of/ this Parish/ who made/ the Supreme Sacrifice in/ the Great Wars/ of 1914 - 1919 &/ 1939 - 1945/ Greater love/ hath no man/ than this/ that a man/ lay down his/ life for/ his friends South, East and North faces: (Names - WW1)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    29
    Died
    29
    Information shown
    Rank, initials, surname, unit
    Order of names
    Rank, initials, surname, unit
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    4
    Died
    4
    Information shown
    Rank, initials, surname, unit
    Order of names
    Rank, initials, surname, unit
    Maker(s)
    • Mr Griffith, Builder

    • Mr Griffith, Architect

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Dedicated

    1921

    Archdeacon Spooner

    Unveiled

    1 January 1921

    17th Earl of Derby

    Custodian
    BICKERSTAFFE PARISH COUNCIL

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 5240MM

    Width: 3655MM

    Depth: 3655MM


    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Good