Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Chapel: Dedicated within church building
- District
- Copeland
- Town
- Whitehaven
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), VC or GC Recipients
- Maker
- Mr A Huddart of Whitehaven (Architect)
Robinson & Sons of Egremont (Builder)
John Whittle & Sons (Makers)
Messrs Skinner (Painter) - Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 24 Apr 1921
Attended by: Rev JW Hartley, Vicar
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3935
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Current location
Memorial or Lady Chapel
St James' Church
High Street
Whitehaven
Copeland
Cumbria
CA28 7PY
England
OS Grid Ref: NX 97680 18437
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Chapel with ornate plasterwork memorial with small brass dedicatory plaque at top centre. Beneath are three brass plaques, headed R.I.P in red with a small black cross under this.
- Inscription
- PARISH OF S. JAMES, WHITEHAVEN/ TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY AND HEROISM OF/ THE MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ "WHO THROUGH FAITH SUBDUED KINGDOMS" HEB XL 33
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Abernethy, J
Acton, A
Agnew, W J
Aitken, T
Barbour, S
Bell, J
Bentley, S
Bertram, G
Bethwaite, J
Biddy, P
See details for all 165 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 169
Served and returned: 0
Died: 169
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,rank,regiment,decorations, initials of forenames
Order of information: Undefined - VC or GC Recipients
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames, rank, regiment, decorations
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Plaques / Panels with names
Measurements: depth inset, height 1090mm, width 350mm
Materials: Brass - Plaque
Measurements: depth inset, height 140mm, width 670mm
Materials: Brass - Frame
Measurements: height 2140mm, width 2000mm
Materials: Plaster
- Plaques / Panels with names
- Listing information
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES THE GREATER
- Grade I
- 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
- Condition
- St James' Church Memorial
- WMO ID: 168338
- Condition: Good [last updated on 14-06-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- In 1953 the memorial was extended to add WW2 names (Our ref. 62272).
- Costs
Comments: Overall cost of chapel and memorial. Cost has been quoted as£1,200, but this includes unconnected roof repairs. See Church accounts, 1921. (Whitehaven Record Office YPR17/37)
Memorial: £766 8s 7d- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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