War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk
War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk

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A war memorial incorporating a cross base which is probably fifteenth century. It has a cross base of square plan, on a four-step base. The shaft is octagonal and tapering, and the cross head is gabled and carved with a crucifixion scene.
Title

War Memorial Halsall Ormskirk

Date

c.1920

Medium

sandstone & limestone

Measurements

H 800 x W 170 x D 170 cm

Accession number

L39_JP_S016

Work type

War memorial

Owner

West Lancashire Borough Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

19/08/88

Access

at all times

Inscription description

THIS CROSS HAS BEEN SET UP ON THE ANCIENT BASE BY THE HALSALL PARISHIONERS IN MEMORY OF THEIR KINSMEN WHO FELL FOR KING AND COUNTRY 1914-1919 THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED BELOW; base, lower: WE ALSO REMEMBER BEFORE / GOD THOSE WHO FELL / 1939-1945; tablet: 1914 - 1918 / (Names) Tablet: 1914 - 1918 / (Names); tablet: 1939 - 1945 / (Names)

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Located at

Halsall Road, Ormskirk, Ormskirk

L39 8RJ

Located at the junction of Summerwood Lane.