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Great Sankey and Penketh

Great Sankey and Penketh war memorial is located in St Mary’s Churchyard and takes the form of a wheel cross. The memorial is composed of an octagonal base surmounted by a plinth, shaft and wheel cross. The inscriptions are on bronze plaques attached to the plinth and commemorate the fallen of the First World War, Second World War and later conflicts. The memorial is Grade II listed.

In 2014 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1,588 towards the careful removal of the existing Second World War plaque and the creation of a new plaque to match the design and font of the First World War plaque, replicating the names and dedication on the discarded Second World War plaque. The replacement Second World War plaque was fixed using non-ferrous fixing. The memorial was rededicated on Sunday 5th October 2014.

Earlier in 2014 War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £1,933 towards the restoration of the war memorial. A structural survey had previously been undertaken and illustrated that the condition of the memorial was deteriorating due to weathering. The works included; careful removal of the broken collar to the shaft and insertion of a stainless steel pin and re-building the collar using concrete to match original, removal of any evidence of rust from exposed areas, steam cleaning of the memorial using a low pressure setting to remove all algae and biological growth, temporary removal of Second World War plaque to remove rotten timber packing to the rear of the plaque, cutting back defective concrete around cracks and spalls of the shaft back to sound material, removal of evidence of corrosion from the ferrous fixing and re-enforcing with non-ferrous fittings, repairing the shaft using sand cement and mortar to match the original, re-pointing, and repairs to the dwarf wall to restore original profile and design. The grant was reduced because additional works were undertaken without prior agreement from War Memorials Trust, this was the rusticated effect added to sections of the plinth and base.

Great Sankey and Penketh war memorial designed by Henry Tilling and unveiled on Saturday 18th March 1922 by Captain Ernest E. Ridgeway and dedicated by the Rev. J. R. Jones. The inscription on the memorial reads:

"This monument is erected
to the Glory of God
and in grateful remembrance of the
men of this parish
who in the
Great War
sacrificed their own lives
that we might live in freedom

(names)"

"Also of these
who gave their lives
in the
Second World War

(names)"

"Also of these
who gave their lives
in
later conflicts

(names)"

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM4151
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 57784

War Memorials Online: 172361

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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