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    Memorial

    Lower Peover - Peover Inferior

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    Current Location

    Memorial is on the outside wall of the church, to the right of the main entrance., St Oswald's Church, The Cobbles, Lower Peover, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Cheshire, WA16 6PZ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 74274 74167

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • Thomas E Barber

    • Philip O Bell

    • John T Bell

    • Albert Beswick

    • Charles Burgess

    • Christopher Cork

    • Thomas Cork

    • William H Dutton

    • John Eyres

    • George Gregory

    • Alfred Harrop

    • James Harrop

    • John Hulse

    • Herbert Hulse

    • Harry Kent

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    Type of Memorial
    Composite
    WMR Reference Number
    2140
    Description
    A stone Calvary mounted onto an outer church wall with bronze plaques depicting military scenes below. The whole is covered by a stone carved roof.
    Inscription
    TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMROY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH OF/ LOWER PEOVER WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY/ THE PARISHIONERS. 1921.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    19
    Died
    19
    Information shown
    Surname, forename, date of death.
    Order of names
    Date of death.
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    Surname, forename, date of death.
    Maker(s)
    • John Cassidy RBS, Sculptor

    Sponsor Type
    public
    Maintenance History
    cleaned 1991

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    24th January 1922

    Lady Leicester-Warren

    Dedicated

    24 Jan 1922

    Bishop of Chester

    Custodian
    Church authorities

    Components

    Cross

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    • Department WM1105
    • Christian Iconography and First World War Memorials/IWM Review No. 6 by Moriarty, C 72,73 source: Home NIWM Published: IWM London 1991
    • At the Going down Of The Sun: British First World War Memorials by Boorman, Derek P 117 Source: Library NIWM Published:Sessions 1988 York
    • Beside The Bright Stream by The Rev. J. C. Sladden, M.A., B.D (Oxon) The Background and History of St. Oswald's Church, Lower Peover (Peover Inferior Chesire)
    • For Your Tomorrow by Derek Boorman. (Page 117)
    • for images of names etc, see https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/170568