Marple War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Stockport local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 2017. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Marple War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hollow-cloister-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stockport
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial. Erected in 1922. Architect unknown.
MATERIALS: Stone statue on a granite plinth.
DESCRIPTION: Marple War Memorial comprises an allegorical female figure clutching a cross to her breast, standing on top of a crenellated square plinth of polished granite. The plinth sits on top of a stepped base.
The south east face of the plinth is inscribed WAR / MEMORIAL / PARK / THIS LAND WAS GIVEN / BY THE CARVER & BARLOW / FAMILIES OF THIS PARISH / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF MARPLE WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / AND THE LAYING OUT / WAS DONE BY PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION / . Other faces of the memorial are inscribed with the names of the fallen.
The memorial is flanked by two granite slabs bearing the names of the fallen from the Second World War and later conflicts. The slabs are held in place by iron fixings. The memorial and slabs sit on top of a low stone platform, part enclosed by iron railings. The south-east face of the platform bear two plaques, each inscribed with the dates of the First and Second World Wars respectively.
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