Chester Cathedral War Memorial Cross - Chester, UK
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dtrebilc
N 53° 11.498 W 002° 53.453
30U E 507290 N 5893593
This red sandstone cross stands in the grounds of Chester Cathedral and was erected in 1922 to commemorate the men of Chester who gave their lives in WWI, it was later amended for WWII.
Waymark Code: WM1009Z
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/01/2019
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The Imperial War Museum Listing has the following information.
"FLORIATED LATIN CROSS WITH HEXAGONAL PEDESTAL, EACH FACE OF WHICH CONTAINS A NICHE WITH CARVED FIGURE OF SAINT. (SEE BELOW). ON SQUARE 3 STEPPED BASE. SAINTS ARE ST WERBURGH; ST MAURICE (FOR THE INFANTRY); ST DAVID (WALES); ST MICHAEL (LEADER OF THE HEAVENLY HOST); ST ALBAN (PATRON MARTYR ? OF BRITAIN); ST GEORGE (ENGLAND & THE CAVALRY)"
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The memorial is 35 feet high and inscribed as follows.
ERECTED BY A GRATEFUL CITY IN HONOUR OF HER SONS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914 1918
1939 1945
THEIR NAMES ARE ENGRAVED ON TABLETS OF BRONZE IN
THE TOWN HALL AND THEIR IMPERISHABLE MEMORY
IN THE HEARTS OF THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS