Willingham War Memorial

First world war memorial, unveiled and dedicated in 1921, with Second World War additions. It was sculpted by T Robinson and Sons of Runcorn.

MATERIALS: of rock-faced granite.

PLAN: it is square on plan.

DETAILS: the memorial takes the form of a Celtic wheel-head cross that stands at the intersection of two footpaths in Willingham village cemetery. It comprises a two-step base, a trapezoidal plinth and a tall shaft which tapers in rectangular section to a Celtic wheel-head cross. All the stonework is of rock-faced rustication. Inscribed on the west face of the plinth is the First World War dedicatory inscription which reads 'THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED / IN / GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY OF / THOSE FROM THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919. / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS'. The names on the men who died are inscribed on the north and south faces. The east face of the plinth bears the Second World War dedication which reads 'ALSO / WORLD WAR II / 1939 - 45 / [names].

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, 16 January 2017.