Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Eden
- Town
- Shap
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 5 Dec 1920
Attended by: Bishop of Barrow - Unveiled
Date: 5 Dec 1920
Attended by: Lady Bagot - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
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Current location
north side of the churchyard
St Michael's Church
Shap
Eden
Cumbria
CA10 3LD
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 56379 15344
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Stone Celtic Style Cross on a plinth bearing inscriptions.
- Inscription
- (Names)/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN EVER/ SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ ON THIS MEMORIAL/ ARE ALSO RECORDED/ THE NAMES OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ IN THE DEFENSE OF/ THEIR FRIENDS AND OF/ THE LIBERTY OF MANKIND/ 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bellas, James
Bellas, Mark
Benson, William
Bowran, Thomas H
Burra, James
Carson, John
Carson, William
Chambers, Samuel
Clark, William J
Conchie, Robert
See details for all 46 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 36
Served and returned: 0
Died: 36
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 480mm, height 2080mm, width 610mm
Materials: Granite - Shap - Base
Measurements: depth 1030mm, height 470mm, width 1030mm
Materials: Granite - Shap - Obelisk
Measurements: depth 780-570mm, height 710mm, width 870-740mm
Materials: Granite - Shap - First World War memorial
Measurements: height 310mm, width 840mm
Materials: Granite - Shap - First World War memorial
Measurements: height 665mm, width 690mm
Materials: Granite - Shap - Second World War memorial
Measurements: height 510mm, width 510mm
Materials: Granite - Shap
- Cross
- Listing information
- Shap War Memorial
- 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
- Condition
- Shap Cross
- WMO ID: 172547
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 20-11-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Cumberland News 11/12/1920 page 7
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