Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
South Lakeland
Town
Crosthwaite
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Presented
    Date: 14 November 1919
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4239

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Current location

St Mary's Church
Crosthwaite
South Lakeland
Cumbria
LA8 8HR
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 44605 91145
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
1) Brass Plaque on the south wall 2) Oak ' Westmorland' Cross with a brass plaque for each casualty
Inscription
Plaque-TO THE GLORY AND MEMORY/OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/1914-1918/[ 17 names]/THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE Cross- [18 names]
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abraham, Charles
Coward, Isaac Knight
Fell, William
Hutchinson, James Jackson
Inman, William Walker
Lishman, Harry
Mallinson, Robert
Mathews, Henry
Middlebrough, Christopher Pattinson
Middlebrough, John T
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, date of death, regiment, place of death, forenames, surname
    Order of information: date of death
Components
  • Plaques / Panels with names
    Measurements: depth 5mm, height 35mm, width 110mm
    Materials: Brass
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 100mm, height 1830mm, width 910mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Frame
    Measurements: depth 70mm, height 1060mm, width 580mm
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: depth 10mm, height 920mm, width 460mm
    Materials: Brass
Listing information
Condition
History
Until 1998 the cross was outside, it was moved inside at Easter 1998 after refurbishment & repair (by Dennis Park of Crosthwaite). Local legend is that it was made of oak from the Parish, however it is widely believed that all Westmorland crosses were made at the same works near Kendal, although there is no actual documentary evidence of that.
Costs

Memorial: £35

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Responsibility
PCC & Churchwardens of the Parish

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