Memorial

Swynnerton - Cross

Swynnerton War Memorial

Source: E. Heryet

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Current Location

Opposite parish church, Our Lady of the Assumption, Hall Lane, Swynnerton, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST15 0QE, England

SJ 85161 35493

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 38397
Description: STONE CRUCIFIX SURMOUNTING TAPERING OCTAGONAL SHAFT. SHAFT STANDS ON PEDESTAL. OCTAGONAL PEDESTAL SURMOUNTS FOUR-STEPPED OCTAGONAL BASE. NAMES AND INSCRIPTION CARVED INTO BASE. TWO FIGURES (THE TWO MARYS?) CARVED AND STAND AT BASE OF CHRIST FIGURE. CROSS HAS ORNATE CARVING ON EACH END OF HEAD OF CROSS. CARVINGS IN PEDESTAL INCLUDE STAFFORDSHIRE KNOT AND FLEUR DE LYS.
Inscription: (NAMES)/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS/ PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

Maintenance History: THE MEMORIAL IS BADLY IN NEED OF A CLEAN. 1997: BOTTOM TWO STEPS WERE BADLY DAMAGED BY A SPEEDING CAR WHICH THE COUNCIL REPAIRED THROUGH INSURANCE.

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Unknown