War Memorial In South Part Of Overleigh Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1998. War memorial.
War Memorial In South Part Of Overleigh Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- peeling-rafter-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 July 1998
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 16 June 2017.
CHESTER CITY (EM)
SJ4065 OVERLEIGH ROAD 1932-1/8/217 (South side (off)) War Memorial in south part of Overleigh Cemetery
GV II
War memorial, undated, to those fallen in the Great War 1914-19. White stone. Base of 2 octagonal steps; inscribed plinth; cross with downward-pointing sword of justice in bronze, total height approx 5m. Inscription in Roman capitals: "THIS CROSS OF SACRIFICE IS ONE IN DESIGN AND INTENTION WITH THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN SET UP IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM AND OTHER PLACES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHERE OUR DEAD OF THE GREAT WAR ARE LAID TO REST: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE". The war memorial stands at the junction of the drives from Overleigh Road and the two mortuary chapels of the cemetery (qv).
Listing NGR: SJ4034265131
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 16 June 2017.
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