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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Allerdale
- Town
- Blennerhasset
- County
- Cumbria
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 26th June 1921
Attended by: Lieutenant W Stephenson - Dedicated
Date: 26th June 1921
Attended by: Revd John Wordsworth, Vicar of Allhallows - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 4007
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Current location
Village Green
Blennerhasset
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA7 3RA
England
OS Grid Ref: NY 17827 41513
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- Celtic cross of Aberdeen red granite, with a relief of sword entwined with wreath on front face of memorial.
- Inscription
- IN/ MEMORY AND/ HONOUR OF/ THE MEN OF/ BAGGROW AND/ BLENNERHASSET/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ THEY DIED FOR US WORLD WAR II/ 1939 - 45/ IN PROUD/ AND AFFECTIONATE/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ FALLEN OF BAGGROW/ AND BLENNERHASSET/ (NAMES)/ LEST WE FORGET.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Bartle, Walter
Bell, Thomas W
Bewley, Henry H
Birney, John C
Lawson, George
Long, John Edward
Moffat, Henry Bell
Mossop, Edward
Porter, William Ballantine
Reynolds, Richard
See details for all 15 names - Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 6
Served and returned: 0
Died: 6
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, year died
Order of information: Year died - First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 7
Served and returned: 0
Died: 7
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname, forename, year died
Order of information: Year died
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: depth 220mm, height 1400mm, width 260mm
Materials: Granite - Aberdeen - Memorial
Measurements: depth 650mm, height 1000mm, width 650mm
Materials: Granite - Aberdeen - Steps
Measurements: depth 1260mm, height 130mm, width 1260mm
Materials: Granite - Base
Measurements: depth 1820mm, height 200mm, width 1820mm
Materials: Granite - Steps
Measurements: depth 860mm, height 240mm, width 860mm
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL ON VILLAGE GREEN
- 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
- Baggrow & Blennerhasset
- WMO ID: 171550
- Condition: Good [last updated on 27-06-2020]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Costs
Site: £110
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Reference
- Carter Postcard Collection
- West Cumberland Times 29/6/1921 page 3h
- Blennerhasset by Geoffrey Bremner pg 112-114 Published:Bookcase 19 Castle St, Carlisle
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