Nantwich War Memorial

The memorial is located on the High Street, at the western edge of the grounds of the Church of St Mary (Grade I), within a public area surrounded by a number of listed buildings. It takes the form of a stone Calvary cross which stands to approximately 4m in height. At the top a hood shelters the carved crucifixion. The cross head rises from the heavily moulded collar of an octagonal shaft: the collar incorporates sculptural features including the bust of the Virgin Mary.

The cross shaft stands on an octagonal plinth with a simple cornice. Each side of the plinth carries a polished granite plaque. The plaque on the front of the plinth bears the dedication TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN OF NANTWICH/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919. The remaining seven plaques list, in alphabetical order, the names of those killed in the First World War: four of these names are also carved into faces of the plinth's base.

The plinth is supported by a three-stepped octagonal base. Three grey granite tablets on the middle step commemorate those killed in the Second World War. Of these the dedicatory tablet reads 1939 – 1945. Either side of that are two larger tablets recording the names, 44 in total including three women. Two Second World War servicemen who died as a result of injuries in 1946 are also recorded on the third tablet.