Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Allerdale
Town
Flimby
County
Cumbria
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14 May 1950
    Attended by: Councillor Herbert J Jackson of Maryport
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
4035

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Current location

adjacent to St Nicholas' Church
at the cemetery entrance gates
Municipal Cemetery
Church Road
Flimby
Allerdale
Cumbria
CA15 8TJ
England

OS Grid Ref: NY 02319 33268
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Blue granite column, in 2 stages, on a base, and in an area enclosed by 9 blind low posts, with a single run of iron railings between the posts.
Inscription
6 o'clock face: 1914-1918/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)/ ERECTED TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE ABOVE MEN WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WARS/ THEY NOBLY HEARD THE CALL/ FOR GOD AND KING AND HOME/ THEY GAVE THEIR ALL 3 o'clock face: 1914-1918/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ackerley, B
Atkinson, A
Atkinson, E
Banton, T
Beadle, C
Blades, W
Branton, H J
Burns, J
Campbell, C W
Carruthers, J
See details for all 67 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 58
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 58
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname, initials
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: initials, surname
    Order of information: surname, initials
Components
  • Base
    Measurements: depth 540mm, height 190mm, width 1410mm
    Materials: Granite - Polished
  • Column
    Measurements: depth 240mm, height 2130mm, width 540mm
    Materials: Granite - Polished
  • Plinth
    Measurements: depth 280mm, height 390mm, width 710mm
    Materials: Granite
  • Gate posts
    Measurements: depth 180mm, height 550mm, width 180mm
    Materials: Granite - Polished
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: width 7900mm
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • West Cumberland Times 17/5/1950 page 1b-c

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