Monument C20 Yards to North of Church of St John the Evangelist
MONUMENT C20 YARDS TO NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, DELAMERE STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160760
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Monument C20 Yards to North of Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address:
- MONUMENT C20 YARDS TO NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, DELAMERE STREET
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2002-07-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/07782/28
- Rights:
- © Mr John Riley. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1160760
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Monument C20 Yards to North of Church of St John the Evangelist
- Statutory Address 1:
- MONUMENT C20 YARDS TO NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, DELAMERE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MONUMENT C20 YARDS TO NORTH OF CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, DELAMERE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Winsford
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 63488 66294
Details
WINSFORD FORMER U.D. DELAMERE STREET SJ 66 NW 4/95 Monument c. 20 yards to North of Church of St. John the Evangelist - GV II Monument to those who died in the fire at Over Cotton mill. 1874. Yellow sandstone ashlar. Square plinth with chamfered edge. Moulded base above this also with chamfered edge. Slightly tapering square body above with octagonal top which has gables and a cross to the centre, East face bears inscription which heads:
THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE INSCRIBED AND WHO LOST THEIR LIVES BY THE FIRE WHICH OCCURRED AT THE OVER COTTON MILL ON THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR "AND WHAT I SAY UNTO YOU I SAY UNTO ALL. WATCH." St Mark 13.37.
On either return are inscribed four names of those who died, the oldest being thirty-four years, the youngest three months.
Listing NGR: SJ6348866294
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57379
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 08-Jun-2026 at 06:33:55.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.