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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Copeland
- Town
- Calderbridge, near Beckermet
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 5 Sep 1920
Attended by: Mrs Rymer - Faculty Granted
Date: 1948
Attended by: Undefined - Dedicated
Date: 5 Sep 1920
Attended by: The Vicar - Show More (2)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 3945
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Current location
St Bridgets Church
Village Square
Calderbridge
near Beckermet
Copeland
Cumbria
CA20 1DL
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 04162 05997
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Celtic cross with shaft and knotwork set on a tapering plinth and two steps.
- Inscription
- 6o'clock face: IN SACRED/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ ST BRIDGET'S/ PARISH/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT EUROPEAN WAR 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER MORE/ ECCLUS.XLIV.14 9'clock face: IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SECOND WORLD/ WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Brown, G
Dodgson, W
Gunson, M
Harrington, R
Hodgson, T
Jackson, T
Mandle, W L
Mcevoy, D
Moffat, S
Satterthwaite, J
See details for all 19 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 12
Served and returned: 0
Died: 12
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname, initials of forenames
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Base
Measurements: depth 1000mm, height 340mm, width 1210mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Cross
Measurements: depth 200mm, height 2300mm, width 400mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Plinth
Measurements: depth 610-400mm, height 530mm, width 810-680mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone - Steps
Measurements: depth 770mm, height 240mm, width 970mm
Materials: Stone - Sandstone
- Base
- Listing information
- Calderbridge 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
- Calderbridge Village Memorial
- WMO ID: 169366
- Condition: Fair [last updated on 08-01-2019]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Whitehaven News 9/9/1920 page 8f-h
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