Memorial

Tattenhall, Newton and Golborne Bellow

Tattenhall War Memorial

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Current Location

Roadside, High Street, Tattenhall, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 9PX, England

SJ 48606 58337

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 9845
Description: Sandstone Celtic Cross and column decorated with Celtic knots, upon a large sandstone plinth set onto a raised hexagonal dais in a walled enclosure. The frontage is marked by a post and chain-link boundary. A bronze dedication plate on the forward face of the plinth lists the names of those who died in the Great War. A second bronze dedication plate was added to right side of plinth for those who died in WW2. The forward face of the column has a sword in relief, pointing upwards, with carved words on the hilt. REQVIES/CANT/ IN PACE. There is a "Horse of War 1914" memorial near the main Tattenhall War Memorial
Inscription: THIS MEMORIAL / RECORDS THE NAMES OF MEN OF / TATTENHALL, NEWTON AND GOLBORNE / BELLOW, WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN DEFENCE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE / (NAMES) / "IS THIS NOTHING TO YOU, / ALL YE WHO PASS BY" IN THE WORLD WAR / 1939 - 1945 / THESE MEN GAVE / THEIR LIVES / (NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO / MAN THAN THIS, THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.

Maker(s): Graham Holland Associates
Chester Masonry Group
Costs: c. £45,000 quoted
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: Cleaned 1994: The memorial was experiencing problems because of the movement of the substrate; the memorial was leaning to the right and the wall behind it was cracked and leaning. A geotechnical assessment showed that the memorial had been built on loose and very soft soil and peat, unsuitable for supporting such a monument. Also, a stream that had flowed through the field behind the memorial had been diverted and two trees had been planted either side of the memorial in the 1970s; both of these factors were causing the ground to dry out. It was therefore recommended that the walls, steps and paving be dismantled, a new foundation be constructed, loose sand and peat removed and the walls, steps and paving be rebuilt. In February 2004 English Heritage offered a grant of £350 towards this work.