At present no image of this war memorial is available for online display. If you have a photograph of this war memorial, please upload it via our image upload form for inclusion on the Register. The image will be credited to yourself and free for reuse for non-commercial purposes by others under the IWM Non Commercial Licence.
Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Tapestry / Needlepoint
- District
- Caradon
- Town
- Torpoint
- County
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Maker
- FIONA FORSYTH (Designer)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 22nd January 1987
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 22nd January 1987
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 26068
Support IWM
Any gift we receive makes a vital contribution to our ongoing work, from conserving our collection to supporting our public programme.
Current location
CHURCH OF OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA
Hms Raleigh
Torpoint
Caradon
Cornwall
England
OS Grid Ref: SX 430 550
Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description
- WOOL TAPESTRY WITH DESIGN RECALLING THE EVENTS IN THE FALKLANDS CROSS, PLANTED ON A BARREN HILLSIDE ON WHICH GRAZE SHEEP WHICH RECALLS THE MEMORIAL TO THE FALLEN ABOVE SAN CARLOS WATER. ANCHOR AND FLAGS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, MERCHANT NAVY AND THE ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER. HOMES ON THE ISLAND ARE DEPICTED IN THE UPPER LEFT PART. ARGENTINE FLAGS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HANG OVER HMS ENDURANCE AND SYMBOLISE THE FIRST ELEMENTS OF THE CONFLICT (FOR THE ARTIST'S NOTES SEE FILE)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Components
- Memorial
Measurements: depth 10MM, height 3000MM, width 2100MM
Materials: Fabric
- Memorial
- 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
- FALKLANDS TAPESTRY
- WMO ID: 98101
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 10-06-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1991: THE TAPESTRY HAD BEEN PLACED BEHIND THE ALTAR BUT AS IT WAS NOT PROVING TO BE THE UPLIFTING CENTREPIECE AS WAS INTENDED IT WAS MOVED
- Costs
Site: £7000
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN, HMS RALEIGH
This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.
This information is made available under a Creative Commons BY-NC licence.
This means you may reuse it for non-commercial purposes only and must attribute it to us using the following statement:
© WMR-26068
For queries, please contact [email protected].