War memorial cross at the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 2018. War memorial. 20 related planning applications.

War memorial cross at the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury

WRENN ID
silent-granite-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 2018
Type
War memorial
Address
War memorial cross at the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, St Thomas of Canterbury Churchyard, Parkgate Road, CH1 4AG
OS grid reference
SJ 402 672
Coordinates
53.19859, -2.89617
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The memorial is a war memorial cross situated within the grounds of the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, in the northern part of the churchyard, aligned towards the north-east gate. Constructed in sandstone, the cross stands approximately 2 metres high and depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ with a Gothic-style hood at the top. This hood features a blind arch containing the monogram INRI carved in low relief on a scroll. Below the cross arms, the rectangular shaft is inscribed with the words JESU/ MERCY in low relief. The rear of the shaft displays a low relief carving of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. The cross shaft rises from a rectangular plinth, which in turn is set upon a base of two rectangular steps. The front of the plinth is inscribed in raised lettering: + IN MEMORY OF +/ OUR GALLANT DEAD/ 1914 TO 1918/ 1939 TO 1945.

Local climate

War memorial cross at the Church of St Thomas of Canterbury receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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