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    Memorial

    Cockshutt

    Inscription

    Source: Copyright John Hendry

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    Current Location

    Church of St Simon and St Jude, Shrewsbury Road, Cockshutt, North Shropshire, Shropshire, SY12 0JQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 43479 29184

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    37925
    Description
    TALL CELTIC STYLE WHEEL CROSS ON TWO STEPPED SQUARE BASE AND TWO STEPPED SQUARE PLINTH. INSCRIPTION IN APPLIED LETTERING ON CROSS SHAFT WITH ADDED GRANITE TABLET AT BASE WITH WW2 INSCRIPTION
    Inscription
    WHO DIES IF/ ENGLAND LIVES?/ TO/ THE GLORIOUS/ MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN A/ RIGHTEOUS WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES) (LAST LINE ILLEGIBLE) IN MEMORIAM / 1939-1945/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN / THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE / FOR HIS FRIENDS
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    15
    Died
    15
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    7
    Died
    7
    Information shown
    Forenames, surname
    Order of names
    Surname

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 15FT


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1464146

    Historic interest: * an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * a well-executed and unaltered example of a Celtic wheel-cross type of memorial. Group value: * with the Grade II-listed Church of SS Simon and Jude.

    • "Cockshutt War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1464146. Accessed 26 August 2024.