Crowton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 2015. War memorial.
Crowton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- pitched-pillar-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 August 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Crowton War Memorial is a stone structure featuring a Celtic wheel-head cross that rises from a square, tapering shaft. The front face of the wheel-head is decorated with three hemispherical bosses and intricate carved interlace patterns. At the base of the shaft, on the front side, there is a panel of carved interlace. The shaft itself is supported by a four-stage square plinth, which sits on a square base. Each corner of the base has low, square stone pillars that hold up black-painted iron rails.
On the front face of the shaft, the main inscription reads: "IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR KING & COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WARS." The front face of the plinth includes the dates 1914 – 1918 followed by four names, and 1939 – 1945 followed by two names. All inscriptions are incised and painted black.
The memorial is located in a small grassed area that is enclosed by a hedge. To the left of the memorial, there is a wooden frame displaying several Best Kept Village Award plaques, and a flagpole is positioned in the north-west corner of the enclosure. Eight low posts connected by a chain separate the enclosure from the pavement. The frame, plaques, flagpole, and low fence are not considered of special interest.
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