A WOMAN from the West Midlands has contacted the Star in a bid to trace the whereabouts of a granite carved cross which her uncle made in the 1930s.
Phyllis Bateman, who lives in Halesowen, believes the cross, which stands at over 12 feet tall and depicts the crucifixion, may have been transported to St Helens after her uncle, stonemason Arthur Webber, carved it at Freeman's Yard in Penryn, Cornwall.
She said: "My uncle carved the cross out of Cornish granite some time during the 1930s and my cousin seems to think it was taken to St Helens for a war memorial. I think it was more likely to be for a church but I would love to find out what became of it ."
If you know where the cross is, contact Rachel Herrity at the St Helens Star on 01744 611861.
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