Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Lancaster
- Town
- Warton (near Carnforth)
- County
- Lancashire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Maker
- MR THOMAS BOLTON (Makers)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 10th October 1920
Attended by: Brigadier General B N NORTH
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 42427
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Current location
The Cross is in the Churchyard
just inside the entrance gate
St Oswald's Church
Warton (near Carnforth)
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA5 9PG
England
OS Grid Ref: SD 49844 72361
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- TALL CELTIC STYLE WHEEL CROSS ON TAPERING PLINTH AND TWO STEP BASE. There is also an illuminated parchment roll of honour inside the church (inlaid on the wooden partition at the east end of the north aisle, and covered by glass)- both memorials have the same names
- Inscription
- CROSS- 6 O'CLOCK FACE: IN/ LASTING REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ AND IN GRATITUDE/ FOR THE SAFE RETURN/ OF THEIR COMRADES/ 1914 - 1919/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE 3 AND 9 O'CLOCK FACES: (WW1 NAMES-10 on each face) 12 O'CLOCK FACE: (WW2 NAMES) ROLL OF HONOUR-THE PARISH OF/WARTON/ROLL OF HONOUR/1914-1918/[names]/1939-1945/[names]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Ashworth, John
Benjamin, William
Burrows, Henry Johnson
Canby, Thomas Barton
Edmondson, William Grice
Fryers, William Harold
Gardner, Joseph
Gardner, William
Graveson, George
Haycock, James
See details for all 30 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 10
Served and returned: 0
Died: 10
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname,forename
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 190mm, height 2200mm, width 340mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone - Roll of honour
Measurements: depth inlaid, height 640mm, width 335mm
Materials: Parchment, Glass - Plinth
Measurements: depth 850-440mm, height 1060mm, width 1110-610mm
Materials: Stone - Limestone - Base
Measurements: depth 2765mm, height 220mm, width 3180mm
Materials: Granite - Black - Steps
Measurements: depth 1700mm, height 120mm, width 2210mm
Materials: Granite - Black
- Cross
- 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
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Lancaster Guardian 16th October 1920
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