Barrow and District

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 19 September 1993
Attended by: Councillor Hazel Edwards, Mayor of Barrow

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

4145

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Current location

Piel Island
Piel Street
Roa Island
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow In Furness
Cumbria
LA13 0QJ
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 23266 64803
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

ISLAND IN CHANNEL WITH CASTLE. DEDICATORY SLATE STONE OF REMEMBRANCE PLACED ON ROA ISLAND AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP TO THE FERRY

Inscription

PIEL ISLAND & CASTLE/ WERE PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE OF BARROW & DISTRICT/ BY THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUGH IN 1920/ AS A WAR MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR (1914 - 1918)/ FUNDED BY BARROW CIVIC SOCIETY, FRIENDS OF FURNESS ABBEY/ RAMPSIDE WI AND FURNESS & CARTMEL TOURISM/ UNVEILED BY THE MAYOR OF BARROW/ CLLR. HAZEL EDWARDS 19-9-1993

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Stone of remembrance
Measurements: depth 350MM, height 500MM, width 750MM
Materials: Slate
Land
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

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Condition

Piel Island
WMO ID: 176749
Condition: Good [last updated on 26-04-2018]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other
Details: Barrow Civic Society, Friends of Furness Abbey, Rampside and Furness & Cartmel Tourism sponsored the dedication tablet

Reference

BARROW EVENING MAIL 20 SEPT 1993

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