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Chester City War Memorial to Those Slain in Both World Wars

A Grade II Listed Building in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1916 / 53°11'29"N

Longitude: -2.8908 / 2°53'26"W

OS Eastings: 340577

OS Northings: 366425

OS Grid: SJ405664

Mapcode National: GBR 7B.2SC7

Mapcode Global: WH88F.K1ML

Plus Code: 9C5V54R5+JM

Entry Name: Chester City War Memorial to Those Slain in Both World Wars

Listing Date: 6 August 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1376396

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470394

ID on this website: 101376396

Location: Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, CH1

County: Cheshire West and Chester

Electoral Ward/Division: Chester City

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Chester

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

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Description



CHESTER CITY (IM)

SJ4066SE ST WERBURGH STREET
595-1/4/355 (North side (off))
Chester City War Memorial to those
slain in both World Wars

GV II

War memorial. 1922. By Frederick H Crossley (d.1955) Red sandstone
stepped base, plinth and hexagonal cross. The fourth step of the
base is inscribed ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL CITY/IN HONOUR OF HER SONS/
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914/1918/
THEIR NAMES ARE ENGRAVED/ON TABLETS OF BRONZE IN/THE TOWN HALL AND
THEIR/IMPERISHABLE MEMORY/IN THE HEARTS THEIR/FELLOW CITIZENS. On
the west side of the third step is inscribed 1939/1945. On the plinth
of the cross niches hold the figures of ST MICHAEL, ST ALBAN, ST
GEORGE, ST WERBERGH, ST MAURICE and ST DAVID.

Listing NGR: SJ4057766425


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 26 January 2017.

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