War memorial cross in the grounds of the Church of St Anne, Sale is a Grade II listed building in the Trafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 2016. War memorial.
War memorial cross in the grounds of the Church of St Anne, Sale
- WRENN ID
- slow-hammer-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Trafford
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East MP: Mike Kane (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 April 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War memorial cross in the grounds of the Church of St Anne, Sale, St Anne's Church, Church Road, Greater Manchester, M33 3GD
- OS grid reference
- SJ 795 916
- Coordinates
- 53.42092, -2.30935
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial cross is located in the grounds of the Church of St Anne in Sale Moor, Manchester. This freestanding memorial is set within a grassy rose garden on the north-east side of the church.
The stone cross stands approximately 4 meters tall and is made of Aberdeen granite. A carved wreath of laurel leaves is positioned over the head of the cross, with palms displayed in the center of the wreath. The cross is mounted on an octagonal plinth, which is raised on a two-stepped octagonal base. The foot of the cross shaft features four scrolled feet.
The side and rear panels of the plinth are inscribed with the names of the fallen, while the front three faces display the inscription: "OUR/ FALLEN/ HEROES/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEMBERS OF ST ANNE'S CHURCH, SALE/ WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES TO DEFEND THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ “THEY COUNTED NOT THEIR LIVES DEAR UNTO THEMSELVES.”
Local climate
War memorial cross in the grounds of the Church of St Anne, Sale sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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