Lymm War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 2019. War memorial.
Lymm War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- gilded-groin-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial of 1921 with an additional inscription after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Woolton red sandstone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands at the top of a grassed bank surrounded by gravestones to the rear and overlooking the Lymm Dam.
The memorial is based on Sir Reginald Blomfield’s ‘cross of sacrifice’ design, taking the form of a Latin cross with octagonal sections throughout, with a sword of sacrifice carved in relief on both sides of the cross. The arms and shaft have lipped, bossed terminals. The shaft tapers slightly and flares at the base, to a short foot. The cross stands on an octagonal plinth with a three-stepped octagonal base.
The principal face of the plinth bears the inscription, carved in low relief, SACRED TO/ THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PLACE/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ AND. Below this, at the foot of the plinth and running along three sides, is the dedication ALL WHO FELL/ IN WORLD WAR II/ 1939 – 1945.
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