Memorial

Great Sankey and Penketh Cross

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Current Location

St Mary's Cemetery., St Mary's Road., Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 2BZ, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 56841 88161

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 57784
Description: Sandstone Celtic cross with an octagonal shaft mounted on a battered square plinth which carries the cast bronze plaques bearing the inscriptions, mounted on an octagonal base within a low-walled semi-circle in the centre of the cemetery. The WW1 plaque is at 6 o'clock; the WW2 at 9 o'clock; the Other Conflicts at 3 o'clock; there is a blank space cut out at 12 o'clock.
Inscription: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ SACRIFICED THEIR OWN LIVES/ THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ (Names) ALSO OF THESE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ (Names) ALSO OF THESE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN/ LATER CONFLICTS/ (Names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 40
Died: 40
Information shown: Forename, surname, rank
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 33
Died: 33
Information shown: Forename, surname
Order of names: Alphabetically by surname

History

Maintenance History: The ranks of the men who died in the 1914-18 War are faint but the 1939-45 War inscription is very clear. The surrounding trees shedding their leaves and the possibility of dust from the central pathway could have caused the 1914-18 War inscription to become in need more of cleaning than a restoration 2008: Listed Grade 11

Ceremonies

Unveiled

11 March 1922

UNKNOWN

Dedicated

11 March 1922

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Great Sankey and Penketh Cross

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Memorial Details

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History

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Conservation

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