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Latitude: 53.453 / 53°27'10"N
Longitude: -2.3211 / 2°19'15"W
OS Eastings: 378776
OS Northings: 395181
OS Grid: SJ787951
Mapcode National: GBR D0T.56
Mapcode Global: WH98H.9GZR
Plus Code: 9C5VFM3H+5H
Entry Name: War Memorial outside All Saints' Church
Listing Date: 30 August 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1437447
Also known as: All Saints War Memorial, Stretford
ID on this website: 101437447
Location: All Saints Parish Church, Trafford, Greater Manchester, M32
County: Trafford
Electoral Ward/Division: Gorse Hill
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Stretford
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Stretford All Saints
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial.
The war memorial stands to the north-west of All Saints’ Church (not listed). It takes the form of a tall stone cross, octagonal in section and with a heavy moulded foot. The figure of Christ is carved in relief on the cross face, robed and giving the sign of blessing. The cross rises from a large plinth, octagonal in plan, that stands on an octagonal step. The dedication and names are recorded on the faces of the plinth.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 23 November 2017.
Building at All Saints’ Church on Cyprus Street, Stretford, began when the foundation stone was laid on 1 November 1884. The church was consecrated in 1885 and was assigned its own District, from St Matthew’s Church, in 1904. The congregation’s memorial commemorating the deaths of 38 local men in the First World War was erected to the south of the church, at a cost of c£300.
The church was destroyed in an air-raid on 23 December 1940. The congregation met for worship in an adjacent hall. The foundation stone for the new building on a site c1km to the north-west, on Barton Road, was laid on 22 October 1955. This church was consecrated on 16 March 1957. The war memorial was moved to stand to the north-west of the new church.
The war memorial outside All Saints’ Church, Stretford, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War;
* Architectural interest: a tall and imposing memorial cross.
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