Withington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 2016. War memorial.

Withington War Memorial

WRENN ID: idle-slate-rook
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Cheshire East
Country: England
Date first listed: 31 August 2016
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

The tall wooden memorial stands to the south-east of the church of St Peter (not listed). It takes the form of a large hooded Calvary overlooking the junction of Farm Lane and Long Shoot Road. The figure of Christ Crucified, carved in the round, overshadows a rectangular metal plaque fixed to the lower part of the cross shaft. The principal dedicatory inscription on this plaque reads LIVE THOU FOR/ ENGLAND/ WE FOR ENGLAND/ DIED./ 1914 – 1919./ (15 NAMES).

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.

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