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    Memorial

    Congleton

    Gongleton War Memorial - new layout

    Source: Copyright Richard Adam

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    Current Location

    In small Memorial Gardens, Lawton St, Congleton, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1RU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 86080 62862

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    © WMR-42777

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    Type of Memorial
    Composite
    WMR Reference Number
    42777
    Description
    Ornate Celtic-Style Cross on tapering shaft. Wide tapering plinth bears inscription. Three-stepped base. Originally a curved wall behind Cross bore six metal plaques with embossed names and inscription. Celtic-style carving on head and shaft of Cross. The wall behind the cross has been replaced by 14 sandstone tablets stood on a low wall, seven to each side of the cross.
    Inscription
    (ON CROSS): OUR/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD (ON WALL BEHIND CROSS): IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS BOROUGH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES) IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS BRIGADE/ PRINCESS IRENE, FORMED IN CONGLETON/ IN 1940, WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (NAMES)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    486
    Served
    243
    Died
    243
    Information shown
    surname,rank,forename,decorations
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    214
    Served
    107
    Died
    107
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • John Carter Architect 2021, Architect

    Maintenance History
    2020: Original curved wall behind cross replaced by 14 sandstone tablets.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    11th November 1923

    Brigadier General W. Bromley Davenport

    Rededicated

    19 September 2021

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 2440 MM

    Width: 1520 MM

    Depth: 1520 MM


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Unknown


    Wall

    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Lost


    Plaques

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Unknown


    Tablets

    Made from: Stone - Sandstone


    Condition: Good


    • Crewe Chronicle - Saturday 17 November 1923 MAYOR'S SUNDAY AND UNVEILING CEREMONY.
    • www.congletonpartnership.co.uk/project/cenotaph-project/ - accessed 4 October 2021
    • Official Dedication Service & Opening nnew Congleton Cenotaph https://www.congleton-tc.gov.uk/discover-congleton/congleton-cenotaph/