The Monument

 

The Monument to the 2nd Cheshire Royal Engineers stands in Queen's Park, Crewe. It was unveiled on August 8, 1903, by Lord Stalbridge, Chairman of the London and North Western Railway.

(Detail of plaque showing those killed in South Africa)

(Detail of right hand lion at base of monument)

(Detail of left hand lion at base of monument - author's son Alex very kindly demonstrating scale!)

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