Willaston War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 2020. Memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Willaston War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- far-barrel-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 2020
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Willaston War Memorial, Christ Church, Neston Road, CH64 2TL
- OS grid reference
- SJ 328 777
- Coordinates
- 53.29254, -3.00879
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Willaston War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921 by Ronald C Ashworth, with later additions and alterations. It is made of Storeton sandstone and bronze.
The memorial features a square pillar with angle buttresses, topped by an octagonal domed turret that has a bronze Latin cross. The pillar is set on a three-stepped square base. On the south face of the memorial, there is a bronze plaque that reads: "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING & COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-19/ THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVER/ (34 NAMES)/ IN SACRED MEMORY OF/ (9 NAMES)/ WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1939-1945."
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- No EPC on record for this property
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- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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