Summary
First World War memorial, 1924, with later additions for the Second World War
Reasons for Designation
Heswall War Memorial, which stands at the junction of Dawstone Road and School Hill, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a tall and substantial memorial cross.
History
Heswall War Memorial was unveiled in 1924 by Mrs Peter Campbell, the widow of the first Heswall man to die in the First World War, and was dedicated by Canon Hobson. It commemorates 73 local servicemen and one woman who fell in the First World War. Separate stones with plaques that list the names of the community's Second World War fallen were added at a later date.
Details
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located on the corner of Dawstone Road and School Hill opposite the Dee View, at the northern edge of Dawstone Park. It stands in a walled garden looking out to the River Dee to the south-west. The red sandstone memorial comprises a three-stepped, square, base on which stands a square plinth. A short tapering column, square on plan, and finished in a pedimented capital, rises from the plinth. A plain Celtic cross stands on the capital.
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