War memorial cross in the churchyard of St Laurence's Church 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. 1 related planning application.
War memorial cross in the churchyard of St Laurence's Church
- WRENN ID
- bitter-quoin-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War memorial cross in the churchyard of St Laurence's Church, Church Road, Frodsham, WA6 6AD
- OS grid reference
- SJ 521 772
- Coordinates
- 53.29027, -2.71996
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial is a war memorial cross situated in the churchyard of St Laurence’s Church, near a sundial and tomb, all of which are listed buildings. Constructed of sandstone, the cross is tall and stands on an octagonal plinth. The cross head is pierced with trefoils at its arms, forming a wheel shape, and depicts a figure of Christ crucified. The head is set upon a moulded collar that rises from a plain, octagonal shaft.
The octagonal plinth has a slightly projecting cornice and recessed front and rear faces. These recessed areas feature blind arcading, ornamented with a shield bearing a Latin cross appearing to be suspended via a buckled strap. The other six sides of the plinth contain slate plaques displaying the names of those who fell in the First World War, arranged alphabetically. A dedicatory inscription wraps around the base of the plinth, beginning on the front face, and reads: “1914 – 1918/ IN MEMORY/ OF ALL THE/ MEN OF THIS/ PLACE WHO/ GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR.”
The plinth sits upon a three-stepped octagonal base with slightly projecting treads. The front riser of the upper step is inscribed with the dates 1939 – 1945, with slate plaques below recording the names of those who died in the Second World War on the middle step’s riser. The front riser of the lowest step bears an inscription detailing the memorial’s construction: “ERECTED 1921/ ARCHITECT H.S. ROGERS OXFORD/ SCULPTOR A. MILLER CHIPPING CAMPDEN/ ERECTED BY F. UNSWORTH FRODSHAM/ ASSISTANT MASON J. RUTTER FRODSHAM.”
Local climate
War memorial cross in the churchyard of St Laurence's Church receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
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