Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Obelisk
- District
- Allerdale
- Town
- Abbeytown
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3997
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Current location
Holme Cultram Abbey
68 Friars Garth
Abbeytown
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA7 4SG
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 17703 50817
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- outside the Methodist Chapel
Laurel Terrace/Assembly Square
Abbey Town
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA7 4RW
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 17323 50816
Denomination: Undefined
- outside the Methodist Chapel
- Description
- Two stepped base surmounted by a corniced and slightly tapered plinth & then an obelisk. Inscription on the front face of the plinth. Whole is enclosed by iron railings. Carved relief of sheathed sword hanging over the top of the obelisk and down the front face.
- Inscription
- 6 o'clock face: ERECTED/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM ABBEY TOWN/ AND DISTRICT/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/WORLD WAR TWO 1939 - 1945/(WW2 names) 9 o'clock face: (WW1 Names)/ 3 o'clock face: (WW1 Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Briggs, Robert
Cooper, Robert G
Dockeray, Fred
Gate, Stoddart
Gibson, Jos
Grainger, Francis
Hayston, Wm
Holliday, Thos
Holmes, William
Hope, Jonathon
See details for all 27 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 21
Served and returned: 0
Died: 21
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, forename
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: depth 1750mm, height 90mm, width 1750mm
Materials: Granite - Obelisk
Measurements: depth 280mm, height 1580mm, width 280mm
Materials: Granite - Plinth
Measurements: depth 490-450mm, height 820mm, width 510-460mm
Materials: Granite - Steps
Measurements: depth 610mm, height 200mm, width 610mm
Materials: Granite
- Base
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Abbeytown Pillar
- WMO ID: 172529
- Condition: Good [last updated on 03-04-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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