Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Eden
Town
Appleby
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 Sep 1921
    Attended by: Colonel JW Weston, MP
  • Dedicated
    Date: 23 Sep 1921
    Attended by: Revd G Wheelhouse, Vicar of Appleby St Michael's Church
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3055

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Current location

Appleby Cemetery
off Cross Croft
Appleby
Eden
Cumbria
CA16 6HP
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 69119 20098
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Limestone Obelisk on a stepped plinth
Inscription
TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD/IN HONOUR AND LOVING APPRECIATION/OF THOSE FROM THE PARISHES OF/APPLEBY S. LAWRENCE AND APPLEBY/S. MICHAEL WHO LEFT HOME AND/KINDRED AND IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/"NO HATE WAS THEIRS NO THIRST FOR FAME/WHEN FORTH TO DEATH BY HONOUR SENT/LIFE BECKONED SWEET THE GREAT CALL CAME/THEY KNEW THEIR DUTY AND THEY WENT."
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Alderson, John
Alderson, Thomas
Allinson, Thomas
Atkinson, Frederick
Bardgett, John
Bardgett, John
Barrett, John
Blenkinsopp, R Charles
Bowman, George
Bradshaw, Frederick
See details for all 68 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 59
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 59
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 9
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 9
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 3090mm, height 115mm, width 3055mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 2465mm, height 205mm, width 2450mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 1915mm, height 195mm, width 1900mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Steps
    Measurements: depth 1370mm, height 180mm, width 1375mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 840mm, height 1600mm, width 840mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 400mm, height c2300mm, width 400mm
    Materials: Stone - Limestone
Listing information
  • Appleby Cemetery War Memorial Obelisk
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Eden District Council
Reference
  • Carlisle Journal 30/9/1921 page 8a

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