Memorial

St Mary the Virgin Church, Penzance - Cross

St Marys Parishioners

Source: Copyright Robert Harrison

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Current Location

St Mary the Virgin Church, Chapel Street, Penzance, Truro, Penwith, Cornwall, TR18 4AQ, England

SW 47536 30039

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 9274
Description: Three-stepped hexagonal base surmounted by a hexagonal plinth, a pillar, and a Celtic cross. The memorial stands on a paved area with four tablets on the paved area. There is a Calvary on the face of the cross.
Inscription: Face 1: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY /OF OUR GALLANT DEAD /1914 - 1918 / JESU MERCY Face 2: (Names) Face 3: (Names) Face 4: MAY THEIR SOULS BY THE MERCY OF GOD REST IN PEACE. Face 5: (Names) Face 6: (Names)

Maker(s): Messrs W H Snell & Sons of Newlyn, Builder
Mr A P James of Newlyn, Designer

Dedicated

18 April 1920

Canon Young, Vicar of St Mary's

Cross

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Figure

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Pillar

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Plinth

Width: 1120mm

Depth: 1120mm

Made from: Granite