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Little Ness
Town or City: Little Ness
County: Shropshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1907
Value of grant: £280.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: English Heritage/Wolfson Foundation Grants
Year: 2007
UKNIWM reference number: 13885
The war memorial in the village of Little Ness in north west Shropshire is a Portland stone crucifix on a pillar standing on a Grinshill stone square double base. On the front panel of the base the names, ranks and regiments of the nine men of the village who died in World War I are inscribed. On the side panels are the names of the forty men who went on overseas service and returned, and on the fourth side are the names of the men who joined up but did not see active service. The memorial is a wayside cross, standing near the post office.
The memorial had weathered so badly that the names had become illegible. In February 2007 English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation offered a grant of £280 towards work to clean the memorial and to rake out and re-point the joints.
The memorial was dedicated on Thursday 11th December 1919 by the bishop of Lichfield. The shaft and cruxifix were supplied by Messrs Farmer and Brindley of London and the base by Mr Jones of Smithfield Road, Shrewsbury.
On the face of the memorial commemorating the fallen the inscription reads
Greater love hath no man than this
Major Evelyn Rich, R.H.A.
Lieut. Maurice A.A. Darby, G. Gds.
Richard Davies, 1st Border Reg.
Arthur Edwards, 12th Cheshire Regt.
Sidney Edwards, K.S.L.I.
Bernard Ratcliff, G. Gds.
Edmund Roberts, Can. Scottish
Vere Roberts, K.R.R.C.
Harry Tilley, K.S.L.I.
Jesu, mercy
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1907
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 13885
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
