Henbury and Broken Cross War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 2016. War memorial.
Henbury and Broken Cross War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-shingle-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Henbury and Broken Cross War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas and is made of sandstone. It features a Celtic-style wheel-head cross with a carved central boss, surrounded by intricate knotwork designs. The cross is mounted on a tapered shaft, which stands on a square plinth and a three-stepped base.
Inscriptions are present on all four sides of the plinth. The dedication for the First World War reads: "ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF HENBURY AND BROKEN CROSS IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 A GLORIOUS DEATH IS HIS WHO FOR HIS COUNTRY FALLS." Two sides of the plinth list the names of those who fell in the war.
The final side commemorates those who served in the Second World War, stating: "THESE MEN GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE (NAMES)."
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