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Latitude: 52.6374 / 52°38'14"N
Longitude: -2.285 / 2°17'5"W
OS Eastings: 380812
OS Northings: 304442
OS Grid: SJ808044
Mapcode National: GBR 079.R3M
Mapcode Global: WH9DC.WY3Z
Plus Code: 9C4VJPP8+X2
Entry Name: War Memorial
Listing Date: 7 July 2008
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1392640
English Heritage Legacy ID: 504941
ID on this website: 101392640
Location: Albrighton, Shropshire, WV7
County: Shropshire
Civil Parish: Albrighton
Built-Up Area: Albrighton
Traditional County: Shropshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire
Church of England Parish: Albrighton St Mary Magdalene
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
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ALBRIGHTON
207/0/10006 NEWPORT ROAD
07-JUL-08 War Memorial
II
Village war memorial. A wooden calvary beneath a curved canopy with the Christ figure carved from olive wood. Two metres high overall. On the shaft beneath are carved 1914-1918 followed by 19 names ordered by surname; and 1939-1945 followed by eight names. The calvary is set on a two-stepped stone base.
HISTORY: The memorial was unveiled in 1920. It is now cared for by the parish council and remains the focus of commemorative activity.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: Albrighton's war memorial is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* as the memorial to the members of this community who gave their lives in the First and Second World War
* erected soon after the First War, in 1920, its calvary form remembers roadside calvaries seen in Flanders
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, 19 January 2017.
Albrighton's war memorial is designated, for the following principal reasons:
* as the memorial to the members of this community who gave their lives in the First and Second World War
* erected soon after the First War, in 1920, its calvary form remembers roadside calvaries seen in Flanders
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