Description

CROSBY

SJ3297NW CROSBY ROAD NORTH
778-1/9/33 (West side)
War Memorial

GV II

War memorial, commemorates First World War casualties. Early
1920s, by Doyle Jones, sculptor. Sandstone ashlar with bronze
statue. Square pier approx. 4 metres high, with a moulded
plinth, side-pilasters and a moulded cornice with swept
pedestal bearing a globe on which stands a bronze statue of an
angel displaying a wreath. Lettering on all sides of the pier,
the north-east front with the dedication "OUR / GLORIOUS DEAD
/ WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / THEIR NAME
LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE", and the others with over 400 names (no
units or ranks). Name of sculptor on rear corner of base.
Forms a group with 3 lamp standards surrounding it (qv).

Listing NGR: SJ3229497867

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, 24 July 2017.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26548994

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy