Connah's Quay and Shotton War Memorial

Heritage listing

Reason for designation: Listed for its social-historic interest as a fine war memorial in a prominent location. History: War memorial built in 1924 by Edward Jones of Connah s Quay. A public appeal raised 727, the overall cost 879. The memorial is unusual in a Welsh context for its reference only to England: What stands if freedom fall, Who Dies if England Live . These are the words of a poem by Rudyard Kipling, but they reflect a wider loyalty to the British Empire. The memorial commemorates those who died in places as far afield as Korea, Cyprus and the Falklands. Exterior: Constructed of reinforced concrete. Slightly tapering square-section pier on a square base which rests on a 3-tier plinth. The pier has a capstone, heavily moulded to underside, which is surmounted by a cross. The cross is made of the same material, octagonal in cross-section, and has a bulbous base on a small irregular 3-tier plinth, the central tier decorated with a wreath. The faces of the main pier have raised panels attached to which are bronze plaques, those to E and W bearing the names of those who died. The S plaque reads 1914-18, for God, for King, for Country …Their graves are far and wide, but their memory abides in our hearts . The N plaque lists those who died in Flanders, Macedonia, Gallipoli, Palestine, Mesopotamia and the High Seas . It states that the memorial was raised by the people of Connah s Quay and Shotton. The base on the N side bears a wreath flanked by 1914 and 1918. An inscription on the E and W sides is taken from a poem by Rudyard Kipling: What stands if freedom fall? Who dies if England live? . The S side of the base has a bronze plaque listing those who have died in action since 1945. Attached to the lower 2 tiers of the plinth are low iron railings with circle decor

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