Chester Cross - Chester, UK - World War I Memorials and Monuments on Waymarking.com

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)" link

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

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 05/24/1933 Private or Public Monument?: Government Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Chester Council Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe Website for this Monument: [Web Link] Physical Address of Monument: Chester Cathedral St Werburgh Street Chester, Cheshire West and Chester United Kingdom CH1 2DY Rate this waymark: Photo or photos will be uploaded.: yes

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