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• Barnton

  Barnton war memorial granite plaque was located on the outside of Barton memorial hall on Lydyett Lane. Formerly a school it became Barton memorial hall in 1964. It is now part of a specially constructed plinth sited in a paved area at Jubilee Corner junction of Lydyett and Townfield Lanes. In 2005, the memorial hall was to be demolished. War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £250 towards work to remove ...

• Henbury and Broken Cross

  The war memorial to the men of Henbury and Broken Cross is a sandstone Celtic cross on a plinth and a three-stepped base. There are inscriptions on four sides of the base, both dedications and lists of names. The memorial stands in the churchyard of St Thomas’s in the village of Henbury, eastern Cheshire. Due to the collapse of a field drain nearby the memorial had begun to suffer from subsidence. There was also ...

• Poynton

  Poynton war memorial is located in St George’s churchyard at the junction of the A5149 and A523. It is a tall stone Latin cross which stands on a plinth and a three-stepped base. The plinth carries inscriptions and 33 names from the First World War with additional plaques set on the steps carrying inscriptions and 31 names to commemorate those killed in the Second World War. In 2012 a grant of £2,037 from ...

• Frodsham

  Frodsham war memorial is located in a prominent position on the top of Overton Hill in Frodsham, Cheshire. The large obelisk is constructed from red sandstone and is set within a paved area surrounded by iron railings. There are three steps to the base and a square pedimented plinth. Fourteen slate inscription panels are placed around the plinth. In 2008 a grant of £6,286 was offered to ...

• Disley, Cheshire

  The Disley war memorial is a sandstone Latin octagonal cross with splayed ends. The front face has a bronze Sword of Sacrifice. The cross is set above a stepped plinth with inscriptions in flush lead. The memorial is set within a raised paved area with a boundary wall and a flight of three steps. Unfortunately the design of this memorial is currently unknown. The memorial is located on Ram Green in the village of Disley. ...

• 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 ...

• Wybunbury

  This war memorial consists of a sandstone calvary cross with a metal figure of Christ surmounting a round shaft on top of a square plinth. The memorial stands in the grounds of St Chad's Church, Nantwich.  The memorial has received multiple grants and the summary details of this record relate to the most recent grant. In 2011, War Memorials Trust offered a grant of £811 towards the repair of the ...

• Tiverton

  The memorial is situated in a small green bounded by Stocks Bank and Huxley Lane, in the centre of Tiverton.  It is a simple obelisk on a plinth which sits on a single tier step. It is made of sandstone.  It stands in a slab-paved enclosure bordered with a raised curb surmounted by metal railing fence and gate painted black.  The front faces of the memorial have the names of those killed in ...

• Davenham

  Davenham war memorial is located at the junction of London Road and Hartford road and takes the form of a cross. The memorial is composed of a base, plinth, shaft and cross and is surrounded by fencing. There is a sword relief on the shaft and ornate detail at the base of the shaft and on the cross. The inscriptions are incised in the plinth and the base and commemorate the fallen of the First and Second World Wars. In 2014 ...

• Lymm

  Lymm war memorial is located at St Mary’s Churchyard, Church Road, Lymm, Cheshire. This memorial is in the form of a red Woolton sandstone replica of a Blomfield Cross of Sacrifice with an engraved sword of sacrifice, mounted on a two stepped octagonal base. The raised stone inscription commemorates those who died in World War I and II. The memorial is listed by virtue of being within the curtilage of the listed ...