Fallowfield War Memorial

This Cross memorial is prominently sited within the churchyard of the Holy Innocents Church on the corner of Wilbraham Road and Wilmslow Road.

The memorial is made out of stone. The base is a large, rectangular plinth, and above is a smaller sloping plinth. The long, tapered shaft which is situated above the plinth is of Celtic design with each side engraved in great detail. A Celtic-style wheel-cross is positioned at the very top of the memorial which is equally as detailed as the shaft.

The plinth is inscribed with 16 names of the fallen on the sides with the south face inscribed: IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914-1918 1939-1945.

A stone tablet is situated in front of the memorial on the south side which has an integral bronze plaque inscribed with 72 names of those who died during the First World War. Along with the names, the inscription reads: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM FALLOWFIELD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919.

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, 30 January 2017.