Brunner Mond and ICI Alkali Division War Memorial

First World War memorial of 1921 with alterations after the Second World War, by Darcy Braddell.

MATERIALS: Portland stone and bronze.

PLAN: a square central obelisk on a four-stepped base.

DESCRIPTION: standing opposite Winnington Hall (Grade I and restored by the same architect) at the entrance to the Winnington Works. The tapered obelisk has a moulded stepped capstone surmounted by a bronze and glass eternal flame with a rams’-heads and lions’-feet pedestal. Four heavily-stylised couchant lion sculptures occupy the diagonals of the base. The main inscription reads:

IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ BRUNNER MOND/ & CO LIMITED/ WHO FELL IN THE/ FIRST WORLD WAR/ 1914-1919/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THE/ ALKALI DIVISION OF/ IMPERIAL CHEMICAL/ INDUSTRIES LIMITED/ WHO FELL IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945

The names of the Fallen from the First World War (believed to number 291) are arranged on the side faces by place of work, by unit and alphabetically, with no ranks given. The Second World War names are on the rear (N) face, arranged in the same way, with some later additions beneath. Due to the softness of the stone the carving is very worn in places.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 23 November 2017.