Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Eden
- Town
- Long Marton
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11th July 1920
Attended by: Colonel Weston, MP for Westmorland - Dedicated
Date: 11th July 1920
Attended by: The Rector, Rev. R. W. Harris - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3000
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Current location
St Margaret & St James Church
Castrigg Lane
Long Marton
Eden
Cumbria
CA16 6JP
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 66666 23989
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Celtic cross
- Inscription
- ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF LONG MARTON, BRAMPTON AND KNOCK / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH / WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / THESE MEN DIED LEAVING THEIR DEATH FOR AN EXAMPLE FOR BRAVE NOBLE COURAGE AND A MEMORIAL OF VIRTUE, NOT ONLY UNTO YOUNG MEN BUT UNTO ALL THEIR NATION / LONG MARTON / (Names)/ KNOCK / (Names) / BRAMPTON / (Names) / ALSO (Names) / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE 1939-1945
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Atkinson, Thomas
Bell, Joseph
Butterworth, Robert
Butterworth, Thomas
Dixon, Alfred
Dixon, John T
Fawcett, John F
Fothersgill, G Darrell
Green, Joseph
Guelder, Thomas W
See details for all 22 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 19
Served and returned: 0
Died: 19
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, regiment
Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 180mm, height 2350mm, width 330mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone - Steps
Measurements: depth 1140mm, height 160mm, width 1140mm
Materials: Stone - Base
Measurements: depth 1600mm, height 140mm, width 1600mm
Materials: Stone - Plinth
Measurements: depth 535mm, height 700mm, width 585mm
Materials: Stone - Steps
Measurements: depth 840mm, height 140mm, width 840mm
Materials: Stone
- Cross
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Carlisle Journal 20/7/1920 page 2b
- Penrith Observer - Tuesday 13 July 1920 Page 5 HONOURING LONG MARTON'S FALLEN HEROES. AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY. (names) ---
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