War Memorial

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

CROSBY

SJ3297NW CROSBY ROAD NORTH 778-1/9/33 (West side) War Memorial

GV II

War memorial, commemorates First World War casualties. Early 1920s, by Doyle Jones, sculptor. Sandstone ashlar with bronze statue. Square pier approx. 4 metres high, with a moulded plinth, side-pilasters and a moulded cornice with swept pedestal bearing a globe on which stands a bronze statue of an angel displaying a wreath. Lettering on all sides of the pier, the north-east front with the dedication "OUR / GLORIOUS DEAD / WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE", and the others with over 400 names (no units or ranks). Name of sculptor on rear corner of base. Forms a group with 3 lamp standards surrounding it (qv).



Listing NGR: SJ3229497867

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1600 IOE Records taken by Mike Pollitt; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Mike Pollitt. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project