St Chad's Cheetham Hill First World War Memorial Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Manchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 May 2023. Memorial cross.
St Chad's Cheetham Hill First World War Memorial Cross
- WRENN ID
- grim-stone-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Manchester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 May 2023
- Type
- Memorial cross
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial erected around 1920.
MATERIALS: grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands around two and a half metres tall and comprises a wheelhead cross on a pyramidal base and a slightly tapering plinth. It faces west, towards Cheetham Hill Road.
The cross has knotwork carving to the arms and a central relief of Christ’s head crowned with thorns. The shaft has stopped chamfers and at its base has a relief of a winged Victory vanquishing a serpent. The wheel has lead lettering reading IN/ HOC/ SIGNO/ VINCES (in this sign you will conquer). The sides of the shaft have slightly-recessed panels, and are also stop-chamfered.
The base is dressed smooth apart from the lower border which is rock-faced. An inscription in lead capital lettering reads ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THE PARISHIONERS AND OLD SCHOLARS/ OF ST CHAD'S WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ D. SHEAHAN, M. RECTOR
The plinth is rock-faced.
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