Thelwall War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details 311/0/10024 28-SEP-10 GRAPPENHALL AND THELWALL BELL LANE THELWALL WAR MEMORIAL II Alternatively known as: Thelwall War Memorial, Lymm Road War memorial, designer unknown, c1923, granite, Anglo Saxon-style cross design with rough-hewn base set upon small raised garden. Memorial stands on elevated roadside site at junction of Bell Lane and Lymm Road. Anglo Saxon-style cross with tapering, rough-hewn base set upon rectangular plinth. Cross shaft tapers slightly, lower part of shaft's front face incorporates quotation in Old English from Anglo-Saxon Chronicle recording founding of Thelwall in 923. Upper part of shaft's front face has carved Anglo Saxon vine-scroll decoration, interlace decoration to shaft sides and lower part of rear face. Upper part of shaft's rear face is worn, but appears to incorporate two carved depictions of King Edward the Elder. Carved depiction of King Edward the Elder's head to centre front of cross head, arms depict angels. Rear of cross head is worn, depicts angels to centre and arms in similar style to those to front. Base with carved recess to front face with applied metal lettering recording the ten names of those lost during WWI, along with the words 'IN REMEMBRANCE' and dates '1914-1918'. Similarly styled lettering applied to front of stone plinth records the five names of those lost during WWII and dates '19(39)-1945'. Entire monument set upon raised flower bed with low sandstone walls and Yew hedge to rear. Granite tablet to centre of raised bed's front wall inscribed with translation of Anglo Saxon Chronicle text found on cross shaft; inscription reads 'DCCCCXXIII/IN THIS YEAR WENT KING EDWARD WITH A FORCE/AFTER HARVEST TO THELWALL AND BADE BUILD THE/CITY AND OCCUPY AND MAN IT. ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE C.C.C. LIBRARY CAMBRIDGE'. Pav

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.