Memorial

Penwortham

The Memorial in its surrounds, from across the road

Source: David Long

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Current Location

North side of Liverpool Road, Liverpool Road (A59), Penwortham, South Ribble, Lancashire, PR1 0AJ, England

SD 52334 28627

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 42688
Description: Tall granite Celtic cross with tapered shaft with Celtic decoration, mounted on a battered, tiered plinth on a single step, which carries an incised Dedication, within a paved area which is elevated from the road below, with access by five central steps. A sandstone screen wall behind carries the Dedication and Names. It is slightly raked inwards from the central section, which also carries Celtic decorations, with the WW1 names being on two panels on each wing. The WW2 commemoration was created by building terminal sections onto the wings, each having a panel each. The panels are slate and the inscriptions are incised. The whole is enclosed within a small garden, with a sandstone retaining wall, which has been extended outwards from the abutments to the central steps.
Inscription: On the step below the cross: To our/ Glorious Dead/ Who/ Bravely Fighting/ Nobly Died/ That We/ Might Live/ Erected 1920 Dedication on rear screen, centre: IN HONOUR OF/ THE MEN OF PENWORTHAM/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ THIS TRIBUTE/ TO THE VALOUR AND SACRIFICE/ OF OUR MEN WHOSE NAMES/ ARE HERE RECORDED/ WAS ERECTED BY/ THE PEOPLE OF THIS PARISH/ AD 1920/ (NAMES) Above the WW2 panels: 1939 - 1945

Cross

Height: C 2200MM

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good