Memorial

Frodsham

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Current Location

Summit of Overton Hill, Bellemonte Rd, Frodsham, Vale Royal, Cheshire, WA6 6BW, England

SJ 51765 77052

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Type of Memorial: Obelisk
WMR Reference Number: 2164
Description: Three-stepped base surmounted by plinth and obelisk. Inscription on tablets set into sides of plinth. Site enclosed by wrought iron fence.
Inscription: SIDE ONE: TO THE HONOUR AND IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF FRODSHAM WHOSE/ NAMES ARE HERE RECORDED/ AND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY DURING/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ WE REMEMBER ALSO WITH/ SORROW AND WITH PRIDE/ THOSE WHO FOLLOWED AFTER/ AND TROD THE SELF SAME PATH/ OF DUTY AND SACRIFICE OTHER SIDES: (Names...) ENTRANCE SIGN: WAR MEMORIAL SITE OVERTON HILL/ IN THE EARLY 1920'S SEVERAL LANDOWNERS GAVE ADJOINING/ PLOTS OF LAND TO FRODSHAM PARISH COUNCIL TO BE HELD IN TRUST/ FOR THE SITE OF THE MEMORIAL ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ FRODSHAM/ WHO GAVE THIER LIVES IN THE WAR. A FURTHER CONDITION/ WAS THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN OPEN SPACE FOR THE USE AND/ ENJOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF FRODSHAM FOREVER. ENTRANCE GATE: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 1914 1918 1939 1945

Maker(s): T LUNT AND CO (CHESTER), Builder
CAPTAIN FREDERICK JARDINE BARNISH, Architect
Costs: GIFT
Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Site given by Lord Cholmodeley
Maintenance History: Grade II listed. 2009: secured a grant from English Heritage and the Wolfson foundation for restoration. Frodsham Town Council have committed to take care of the memorial