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Neston Cross

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St Mary & St Helen's Church, High Street, Neston, Wirral, Merseyside, CH64 9UJ, England

OS Grid Reference

SJ 29152 77447

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Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 2571
Description: A tall sandstone Celtic Cross with intertwined oak leaves carved on the front, with a stone base upon three rectangular stone steps.
Inscription: On the front base: 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN IMPERISHABLE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED/ IN THE CHURCH WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE/ BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE' On the rear base: 'ALSO/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1939 - 1945'

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

War: First World War (1914-1918)

Maker(s): Willink and Thicknesse, Architect
E O Griffiths, Builder
Costs: £175
Sponsor Type: public

Ceremonies

Unveiled

29th August 1920

Dean of Chester

Dedicated

29th August 1920

Dean of Chester

Custodian: Borough Council

Components

Cross

Height: 3180MM

Width: 640MM

Depth: 230MM

Made from: Stone - Sandstone

Condition: Good

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