Macclesfield Cenotaph

One statue is that of a mourning female, and the others comprise Britannia laying a wreath over a soldier who had died from gassing, an unusual subject for a war memorial at the time.

The committee invited public subscriptions to be given toward the design and erection of a memorial to commemorate those who had been lost in the First World War.

Although money was slow to come in, the committee invited John Millard of the Manchester School of Art to produce a model for a memorial.

[2] On top of the main pillar is the bronze statue of a female figure, mourning and holding a wreath, representing those who were left behind at home.

[3] Writing about the architecture of Macclesfield, Hartwell et al. in the Buildings of England series describe the memorial as being "The finest thing in town".