Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Eden
Town
Morland
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
Boer War; Second (1899-1902), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
2991

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Current location

St Laurence's Church
Morland
Eden
Cumbria
CA10 3AX
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 59719 22546
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Celtic Cross on wide stepped base
Inscription
6 o’clock THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED/BY THE INHABITANTS OF MORLAND/NEWBY, KINGS MEABURN & SLEAGILL/TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/SACRED MEMORY OF THE FALLEN/BRAVE FROM THIS PARISH/TO THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918/[names in 2 columns]/ 3 o’clock face-[name]/S AFRICA 1900 12 o’clock face-THESE HAVE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bellas, Robert
Briggs, John
Brown, John
Dent, Fred W
Hayhurst, Cornelius
Hayhurst, Stephen
James, John
James, William
Kitchen, Lowther K
Markham, Ronald A
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank,year died,forename
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 16
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 16
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,rank, forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 140mm, height 1670mm, width 260mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 2130mm, height 160mm, width 2370mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 1620mm, height 440mm, width 2030mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 1140mm, height 290mm, width 1470mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 310mm, height 310mm, width 1200mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 580mm, height 390mm, width 760mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Eden District Council
Reference
  • Leith-Lyvennet News, February 2014, Page 2 -about the restoration

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