Worsley War Memorial

MATERIALS: Cornish granite.

DESCRIPTION: Worsley War Memorial stands near the W door of the Church of St Mark (Grade I-listed) in Worsley, Salford. It consists of a Cornish granite cross fleury on a tapering octagonal shaft. The shaft rises from an octagonal plinth, which stands on a three-stepped base. The top two steps are octagonal, the lowest is square in plan. The plinth has a moulded cap and base and the names of the fallen are inscribed around its faces. The memorial stands in a square gravelled area surrounded by a stone kerb.

The principal dedicatory inscription is located on the front face of the plinth, in a gothic script. It reads REMEMBER/ BEFORE GOD/ THE GALLANT DEAD/ WHOSE NAMES/ ARE WRITTEN HERE/ THOUGH MANY LIE/ IN OTHER LANDS/ THEY FELL/ 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.