Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Copeland
Town
St. Bees
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
JG Collingwood (Designer)
James J McKay of T McKay & Son (Sculptor)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: August 1923
    Attended by: Unknown
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3920

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Current location

St Bees Priory Church
Main Street
St. Bees
Copeland
Cumbria
CA27 0DR
England

OS Grid Ref: NX 96848 12108
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
A 10th century runic style sandstone cross, with the WW1 names in one column on the cross which is in an enclosure with low sandstone walls. The WW2 names are on the downhill face of this wall.
Inscription
PRO PATRIA/1914-1918/ (Names) On retaining wall below memorial 1939-1945/ (Names in 3 columns)/ TO AWAKEN REMEMBRANCE
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ashburner, A
Ashburner, W J
Banks, J
Bell, F
Bell, Lt
Bell, L T
Bell, W
Blair, C L
Calvert, W
Conners, W
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 25
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 25
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 8
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 8
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 450mm, height 75mm, width 600mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 380mm, height 75mm, width 540mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 290mm, height 75mm, width 360mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 250-150mm, height 2780mm, width 380-320mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Wall
    Measurements: height 220mm, width 1190mm
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL IN PARISH CHURCHYARD TO NORTH OF LYCH GATE
  • 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
Reference
  • Whitehaven News, page 4, 24th March 1921
  • Sketches of proposed memorial-see document reference YPR 42/87 at Whitehaven Archive Centre

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