Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
Barrow In Furness
Town
Barrow-in-Furness
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Maker
BIRMINGHAM GUILD (Manufacturer)
Furness Railway Stonemasons (Mason)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 16 October 1921
    Attended by: Duke of Devonshire
  • Dedicated
    Date: 16 October 1921
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4095

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Current location

In booking hall
Barrow Central Railway Station
Holker Street
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA14 5AE
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 19940 69929
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Old Barrow Central Station
    Barrow In Furness
    Barrow In Furness
    Cumbria
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Stylised Nowy Headed Bronze Plaque set into a sandstone wall with the Company crest above the inscription. Bronze tablet with a marble base. One bronze plate damaged by shrapnel. Also a small brass plaque below explaining about the WW2 damage.
Inscription
MEMORIAL: THIS TABLET HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THE DIRECTORS AND/ EMPLOYEES OF THE FURNESS RAILWAY COMPANY IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1919 PLAQUE: THE DAMAGE TO THIS MEMORIAL/ WAS CAUSED BY ENEMY ACTION/ IN WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Armstrong, J C
Baxter, F
Beck, M E
Bell, G
Benson, W
Blair, A
Braithwaite, J
Caddy, M
Chadwick, A
Clark, J J
See details for all 68 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 68
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 68
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, service, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: depth 1FT, height 8FT, width 6FT
    Materials: Stone - Sandstone
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 20mm, height 1245mm, width 1390mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 130mm, width 410mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
WW2: PLAQUE WAS DAMAGED BY BOMBING
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The current station operator
Reference
  • Railway Gazette 21 Oct. 1921 p.617
  • Barrow in Furness The Railway Gazette October 21 1921
  • The L&NWR Society Journal. Vol 2 No 6 June 1998
  • Rail No.578 p.26 (7-20 Nov. 2007)
  • Railwaymen of Cumbria Remembered: A Roll of Honour in remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of their Country during the Great War 1914-1918 by Peter Robinson pp. 12-17, 34-35 Published:Cumbrian Railways Association 2008 Includes transcripion from 'The Furness Railway Magazine' v. 2 No.5 (Jan. 1922)
  • LNS INDEX 9

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