Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Copeland
Town
between Boot and Dalegarth, Eskdale
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), First World War - civilians
Maker
WILLIAM GERSHOM COLLINGWOOD (Designer)
Thomas Preston (Makers)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16th May 1920
    Attended by: Bishop of Barrow
  • Dedicated
    Date: 10th April 1949
    Attended by: Revd J. Ford, Vicar
  • Unveiled
    Date: 10th April 1949
    Attended by: Mr James D. Porter: the oldest person in the dale who had lost a daughter, Ellie, in the Land Army in WW1.
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
3954

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Current location

Opposite the old ‘Low School’ Eskdale.
Valley Road/ Stanley Ghyll Force road junction
between Boot and Dalegarth
Eskdale
Copeland
Cumbria
CA19 1TF
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 17133 00577
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Grey Granite Memorial with Celtic cross on a tapering shaft and square base. The memorial is in a fenced off corner of a field raised approx 800mm above road level, with iron railings on top of low boundary dry stone walls on all four sides. The area of the memorial compound is covered in gravel.
Inscription
East face:THESE FELL/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names) North Face: THESE SERVED/ IN THE FORCES/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names) South face: THESE SERVED IN THE FORCES 1914-1918/ (Names) West face: THESE SERVED IN THE FORCES 1914-1918/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, B
Ashburner, J
Baines, J
Barbour, T
Black, A
Broadhurst, J G
Burnett, Gm
Chapman, G E
Chidley, J
Cook, H
See details for all 72 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 67
    Served and returned: 54
    Died: 13
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: surname for the served & returned but not for the fallen
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 4
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 4
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname and forename
    Order of information: This is Ellie Porter
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 365-260mm, height 2240mm, width 365-260mm
    Materials: Grey Granite
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 260mm, height 560mm, width 260mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 590mm, height 300mm, width 590mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Seat
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Eskdale War Memorial
  • 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 14th April 1949. Pg4.
  • West Cumberland Times 19/5/1920 page 1

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