First World War memorial plinth in the churchyard of Leigh All Saints' Old Chancel

Heritage listing

Details The memorial stands to the north-east of Leigh All Saints’ Old Chancel (Grade II*). The original 1920s memorial plinth survives. It takes the form of a large limestone block, square on plan, with a corniced top in the Classical style. The entablature of the cornice bears an inscription, beginning on the north-facing side, reading I WAS DEAD AND/ BEHOLD I AM ALIVE/ FOR EVERMORE. The principal dedicatory inscription on the west face of the plinth reads + TO THE PRAISE AND/ WORSHIP OF GOD & IN/ MEMORY OF THE GALLANT/ MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE SERVICE/ OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ RIP. Five names are recorded on the south face, with three on the north face. The east face of the plinth carries the later Second World War inscription, reading WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945 (4 NAMES). The top of the memorial has an empty socket, where the upper part of the memorial (the cross) had previously been fixed. This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 30 January 2018.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.