Trentham Cross War Memorial

First World War memorial, erected in 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. Designed by Adams and Watkin of Stoke-on-Trent and built by Thomas Godwin.

MATERIALS: carved from Stancliffe, also known as Darley Dale, stone.

DESCRIPTION: located to the south-west of the mausoleum (Grade I) within the cemetery on Stone Road the war memorial takes the form of a Latin cross and stands on a square platform of four steps. The pedestal has a square base rising through chamfered corners to form an octagon, and is surmounted by a tapered octagonal shaft with a Latin cross. The cross has octagonal arms with decorative ends.

The north-east face of the pedestal is inscribed:

THIS MEMORIAL CROSS / IS THE GIFT OF / THE WOMEN OF TRENTHAM.

The south-west face of the pedestal is inscribed:

1914-IN-1918 / GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE / MEN OF TRENTHAM / WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / (NAMES).

The south-east face of the pedestal is inscribed:

1939 TO 1945 / (NAMES) / JAMES PEARSON HOWSON 1914 – 1918.