St Mary's Church World War Memorial Cross - Astbury, Cheshire, UK.
N 53° 09.053 W 002° 13.918
30U E 551362 N 5889330
This World War memorial cross is located in the grounds of St Mary's Church on Peel Lane in the village of Astbury.
Waymark Code: WM138C1
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/10/2020
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St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Congleton.
It is a Grade I listed building dating from the C12 with late C13 and early C14 and C15 additions and alterations, and has been a place of worship for over a 1000 years. The description by Historic England can be seen at the following link: (
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The wheel cross is a constructed of smooth granite and is surmounts a tapering square-set plinth. It stands as a memorial to those who lost their lives during the first world war second world war.
There is an inscription on the shaft and names around the plinth incised in black lettering.
The inscriptions read as follows;
To the Glory of God
&
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY
OF THE SOLDIERS
FROM THIS PARISH, WHO
HAVE LAID DOWN THEIR
LIVES IN THE GREAT
EUROPEAN WAR
1914 TO 1919.
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
THAN THIS, THAT A MAN
LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS.
Front plinth
ARTHUR CLIFFE KILLED IN ACTION
MAY 1916.
HARRY STEELE DIED FROM WOUNDS
AUG 5TH 1916.
JOHN CARR KILLED IN ACTION
JULY 3RD 1916.
HECTOR JOHN YATES KILLED IN ACTION
SEPT 26TH 1916.
HAROLD CLARKE KILLED IN ACTION
AUG 1ST 1917.
ARTHUR CUMBERBATCH
DIED JULY 9TH 1918.
1939 - 1945
RICHARD STUART. RAF
KILLED IN ACTION, DECEMBER 26TH 1943.
Plinth -Right side
JOHN POTTS
KILLED IN ACTION
AUG 27TH 1918.
HENRY ARTHUR HALL
DIED FROM WOUNDS
SEPT 29TH 1918.
GEORGE WILLIAM PAINTER
DIED JULY 1ST 1919.
Plinth - Left side
WILLIAM PULFORD
KILLED IN ACTION
MARCH 22ND 1918.
WALTER MELLOR
KILLED IN ACTION
APRIL 10TH 1918.
ERNEST H, DAVENPORT
KILLED I ACTION
SEPT 20TH 1917.