Men of Rainhill War Memorial Cross

The Men of Rainhill War Memorial Cross is a First World War memorial built in 1920, made of red sandstone. It is situated in the north-east corner of the churchyard of the Grade II listed Church of St Ann, overlooking the junction of Warrington Road and St James Road. The memorial features a slender sandstone wheel-headed cross on a collared shaft, with cusped wheel segments and a moulded base. The tapering octagonal shaft rises from a tapered and shouldered pedestal, which is set on a three-stepped base. The north face of the foot of the cross shaft is inscribed with "TO THE GLORY OF GOD," while the north face of the pedestal below reads, "AND IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF RAINHILL MEN WHO WERE FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 'THEIR NAME LIVETH EVERMORE'." The names of the 37 fallen soldiers are recorded on the remaining sides of the pedestal.