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Upton-by-Chester
Town or City: Upton-by-Chester
County: Cheshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM9870
Value of grant: £6010.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Grants for War Memorials (Eng)
Year: 2017
UKNIWM reference number: 9881
The Grade II Listed Upton-by-Chester war memorial is located in a garden area on a cross roads. It is in the form of a Celtic wheel cross with carved knot detail to the head of the cross. The memorial is constructed of Darley Vale stone.
In 2017 a grant of £6,010 was offered through the Grants for War Memorials Scheme. As part of the project the memorial was cleaned and repointed. Following the clean some of the lettering was recut and works to the paving surrounding the memorial were undertaken.
The memorial was designed by Mr R H Lockwood and built by H A Clegg. It was unveiled on 13th February 1921 by Sir Philip B Grey, who had gifted the land for the memorial in memory of his two sons who lost their lives in the First World War.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM9870
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 9881
War Memorials Online: 229612
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
