Monument record 90/1/1 - Churchyard of All Saints Church, Daresbury Lane

<1> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Vol.I p.731-6 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

George Ormerod notes that a documentary source (Harl MSS. 2151 p.108) dating from 1572 refers to grave stones in the churchyard marked with crosses the heads of which are florees and which had swords at the sides of them, indicating the sepulchres of crusaders.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 134/2 1844 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1995-2017, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 Scale Map (Maps and Plans). SCH2427.

<6> Various, Various, Oral communication to the HER, Edwards R, 01/03/2005 (Oral Communication). SCH2330.

The churchyard has been extended once to the west in the nineteenth century and twice in the twentieth century, once to the west and once to the north (see 2, 3, 4 & 5).

<7> Imperial War Museum, Imperial War Museum: War Memorials Register, No.42847 © IWM (WMA-42847) (Digital Archive). SCH7820.

The churchyard contains a war memorial in the form of a freestanding Celtic cross and commemorates the names of sixteen men who died 1914-18 and four who died 1939-45. The memorial was dedicated on the 30th of October 1920 and was funded by public subscription.