Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Allerdale
- Town
- Causeway Head, near Silloth
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 7 November 1920
Attended by: Captain C H Walker MC - Dedicated
Date: 7 November 1920
Attended by: Canon Walker - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
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Current location
In the Churchyard
St Paul's Church
Causeway Head
near Silloth
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA7 4PQ
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 13115 53322
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Celtic wheel cross in grey portland stone, on a tapered base, with dedicatory Bronze Plaque.
- Inscription
- IN HONOUR OF THE/ MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bell, Robert J
Gilbertson, Wm
Goodfellow, Geo
Graham, George
Holliday, Tho
Irving, Walter
Reed, J Percy
Varty, Robert
Wise, Richard
Wise, Wm
See details for all 11 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 11
Served and returned: 0
Died: 11
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 175mm, height c2000mm, width 415mm
Materials: Stone - Portland - Plaque
Measurements: depth 5mm, height 500mm, width 325mm
Materials: Bronze - Base
Measurements: depth 580-500mm, height 600mm, width 870-760mm
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Cross
- Listing information
- Causewayhead 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
- Condition
- Causewayhead
- WMO ID: 173539
- Condition: Good [last updated on 05-10-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Carlisle Journal 9/11/1920 page 2b
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