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    © Imperial War Museums 2026

    Memorial

    Mere Estate

    1/2

    Current Location

    At junction of Chester Road and A50, Chester Road, Mere, Macclesfield, Cheshire, WA16 0PU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 72748 81582

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • John Barnes

    • George Baskerville

    • James Bradley

    • Stephen Bradley

    • Sydney Burgess

    • Harold Grant Dalton

    • Peter Drinkwater

    • James Fagan

    • James Finn

    • Benjamin Ford

    • Mervyn Lloyd

    • Harold W Pierpoint

    • Fred Timmis

    • Charles E Vickers

    • James White

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    © WMR-1994

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    1994
    Description
    Black, tapered stone column, surmounted by cross, set on square , inscribed base, and three steps.
    Inscription
    IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO WENT FROM THE MERE ESTATE / AND SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / ESPECIALLY THE FOLLOWING WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / THIS COLUMN IS ERECTED BY THE TENANTS / [Names] / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / 1939-1945/ [Names]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    16
    Died
    16
    Information shown
    Forename, surname
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    Forename, surname
    Order of names
    Alphabetical by surname
    Maker(s)
    • James Henry Sellers, Designer

    Sponsor Type
    private
    Sponsored By
    Erected by tennants.
    Maintenance History
    c1970s: removal of sphere and statue. 2006: Cross replaces marble column.

    Ceremonies

    Rededicated

    Unknown

    Local Clergy/Dignitaries

    Unveiled

    1st January 1921

    COLONEL SIR GEORGE DIXON BART

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Column

    Height: 3600MM


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good