Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Rossendale
Town
Rawtenstall
County
Lancashire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: September 1915
    Attended by: MISS CARRIE WHITEHEAD JP
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
13245

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Current location

Rawtenstall Cemetery
Burnley Road
Rawtenstall
Rossendale
Lancashire
BB4 8EX
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 81306 23280
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Granite Latin Cross mounted on a square block and plinth. The block carries the four main panels. All set on a two-stepped square base.
Inscription
Front of plinth: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF RAWTENSTALL/ WHO GAVE UP THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR OF 1914 - 1918/ HE WILL SWALLOW UP DEATH IN VICTORY AND THE/ LORD GOD WILL WIPE AWAY TEARS FROM OFF THEIR FACES/ (Names) On front of top step of base: THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED BY CARRIE WHITEHEAD, SEPT 1915,/ THAT IT MIGHT BE SOME COMFORT TO THOSE WHO LOST MEN VERY DEAR TO THEM On front of second step of base: (Names) On front of bottom step of base: (Names) Left side of plinth: (Names) Right side of plinth: (Names) Back of plinth: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbott, G J
Alston, Giles Herbert
Ashworth, F
Ashworth, Fred
Ashworth, J
Ashworth, John James
Ashworth, Lawrence C
Ashworth, Wilfred
Ashworth, William
Aspden, Albert
See details for all 331 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 331
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 331
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, rank, date of death, forenames
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
  • Steps
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL IN RAWTENSTALL CEMETERY
  • 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Fully Restored Autumn 1998
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Rossendale Borough Council
Reference

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